How Can Active Region Plasma Escape into the Solar Wind from below a Closed Helmet Streamer?

C. H. Mandrini, F. A. Nuevo, A. M. Vásquez +6

Recent studies show that active-region (AR) upflowing plasma, observed by the EUV-Imaging Spectrometer (EIS), onboard Hinode, can gain access to open field-lines and be released in…