Sensitivity of solar wind mass flux to coronal temperature

Abstract

Solar wind models predict that the mass flux carried away from the Sun in the solar wind should be extremely sensitive to the temperature in the corona, where the solar wind is accelerated. We perform a direct test of this prediction in coronal holes and active regions, using a combination of in-situ and remote sensing observations. For coronal holes, a 50% increase in temperature from 0.8 MK to 1.2 MK is associated with a tripling of the coronal mass flux. At temperatures over 2 MK, within active regions, this trend is maintained, with a four-fold increase in temperature corresponding to a 200-fold increase in coronal mass flux.

arXiv commentAccepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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