Dependence of the Length of Solar Filament Threads on the Magnetic Configuration

Abstract

High-resolution H$\alpha$ observations indicate that filaments consist of an assembly of thin threads. In quiescent filaments, the threads are generally short, whereas in active region filaments, the threads are generally long. In order to explain these observational features, we performed one-dimensional radiative hydrodynamic simulations of filament formation along a dipped magnetic flux tube in the framework of the chromospheric evaporation-coronal condensation model. The geometry of a dipped magnetic flux tube is characterized by three parameters, i.e., the depth ($D$), the half-width ($w$), and the altitude ($h$) of the magnetic dip. The parameter survey in the numerical simulations shows that allowing the filament thread to grow in 5 days, the maximum length ($L_{th}$) of the filament thread increases linearly with $w$, and decreases linearly with $D$ and $h$. The dependence is fitted into a linear function $L_{th}=0.84w-0.88D-2.78h+17.31$ Mm. Such a relation can qualitatively explain why quiescent filaments have shorter threads and active region filaments have longer threads.

8 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in RAA

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