Ngampoopun, Nawin, Long, David M.
ORCID: 0000-0003-3137-0277, Green, Lucie M., Yardley, Stephanie L., James, Alexander W., Mason, Emily I., Heinemann, Stephan G. and Uritsky, Vadim M.
(2026)
Investigating the Relationship Between Physical Properties and Spatial Irregularities at Coronal Hole Boundaries.
Solar Physics, 301
(5).
p. 75.
ISSN 1573-093X
Abstract
Coronal hole boundaries are the interfaces between closed and open
magnetic field regions in the solar atmosphere. Many fundamental processes take place at these regions, including magnetic reconnection that is responsible for solar wind release and restructuring of the solar magnetic field. In this paper, we present a case study in which we investigate the physical properties of the boundary of a large low-latitude coronal hole. Differential Emission Measure analysis is used to derive the plasma properties of these regions. We also apply correlation dimension mapping analysis to measure the irregularities of the coronal hole boundary. We find that the leading boundary of this coronal hole has
a slightly higher average plasma temperature, is associated with a stronger and more unipolar magnetic field, and has a smoother boundary line than the trailing counterpart. These differences are hypothesised to be direct consequences of the local magnetic field configurations of the coronal hole boundary: the leading boundary corresponds to large, well-organised coronal loops, and the trailing boundary corresponds to more dispersed, randomly orientated small magnetic bipoles. Hence, we suggest that the surrounding magnetic field structure and the nature of magnetic reconnection influence the properties of coronal hole
boundaries.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Article (Published) |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Coronal Holes, Corona, structure, Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
| Subjects: | Physical Sciences > Astronomy Physical Sciences > Astronomy > Astrophysics |
| DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Physical Sciences |
| Publisher: | Springer Dordrecht |
| Official URL: | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11207-0... |
| Copyright Information: | Authors |
| ID Code: | 33326 |
| Deposited On: | 21 Sep 2026 13:15 by David Long . Last Modified 21 Sep 2026 13:15 |
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