2 papers
astro-ph.SR2026
The role of ambipolar heating in the energy balance of solar prominences
Llorenç Melis, Roberto Soler
Solar prominence threads are typically located around magnetic dips, where cold and dense plasma is suspended against gravity in the hot corona thanks to the upward magnetic force.…
astro-ph.SR2025
Linear analysis of shear-flow instabilities in a prominence-corona interface with ambipolar diffusion
Llorenç Melis, Roberto Soler
Observations have shown the presence of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHi) in solar prominences. Effects due to partial ionization of the prominence plasma may influence the KH…