Plasma Loops in the Solar Corona

by R.J. Bray, C. Durrant, L.E. Cram, et al.

This book presents the first comprehensive account of the properties of plasma loops, the fundamental structural elements of the solar corona. Plasma loops cover a wide range of sizes, and range in temperature from tens of thousands to millions of degrees. They not only define the structure of individual active regions but connect different active regions - even across the solar equator. Loops also play an integral and decisive role in the enormous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521022231
• ISBN13: 9780521022231
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 524 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.6"