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Chromospheric and Coronal Heating Mechanisms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

P. Ulmschneider
Affiliation:
1 Insti, f. Theor. Astrophys., Im Neuenheimer Feld 561, D-6900 Heidelberg, W. Germany
U. Narain
Affiliation:
1 Insti, f. Theor. Astrophys., Im Neuenheimer Feld 561, D-6900 Heidelberg, W. Germany

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Stellar chromospheres lose energy, predominantly, via radiation and coronae via conduction, radiation and stellar wind flows. To prevent these hot layers from rapidly cooling down to photopsheric temperature some source of heating must be present.

Type
III. Stellar Plasmas
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1990 

References

Narain, U. and Ulmschneider, P.: 1989 Space Sci. Rev. (In Press).Google Scholar