Reconstructing the Coronal Magnetic Field: The Role of Cross-field Currents in Solution Uniqueness

We present a new 3D magnetohydrostatic (MHS) direct elliptic solver for extrapolating the coronal magnetic field from photospheric boundary conditions in a manner consistent with an assumed plasma distribution. We use it to study the uniqueness of the reconstructed magnetic field as a function of ho...

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Main Authors: Nat H. Mathews, Natasha Flyer, Sarah E. Gibson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab9dfd