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Investigating the Relationship Between Physical Properties and Spatial Irregularities at Coronal Hole Boundaries

Ngampoopun, Nawin, Long, David M. orcid logoORCID: 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.
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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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