EGU21-11962
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-11962
EGU General Assembly 2021
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Expansion of hot plasma with Kappa distribution in coronal flare sources

Jan Benáček1 and Marian Karlický2
Jan Benáček and Marian Karlický
  • 1Technical University of Berlin, Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Germany (benacek@tu-berlin.de)
  • 2Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic

We study how hot plasma that is released during a solar flare can be confined in its source and interact with surrounding colder plasma. The X-ray emission of coronal flare sources is well explained using Kappa velocity distribution. Therefore, we compare the difference in the confinement of plasma with Kappa and Maxwellian distribution. We use a 3D Particle-in-Cell code, which is large along magnetic field lines, effectively one-dimensional, but contains all electromagnetic effects. In the case with Kappa distribution, contrary to Maxwellian distribution, we found formation of several thermal fronts associated with double-layers that suppress particle fluxes. As the Kappa distribution of electrons forms an extended tail, more electrons are not confined by the first front and cause formation of multiple fronts. A beam of electrons from the hot part is formed at each front; it generates return current, Langmuir wave density depressions, and a double layer with a higher potential step than in the Maxwellian case. We compare the Kappa and Maxwellian cases and discuss how these processes could be observed.

How to cite: Benáček, J. and Karlický, M.: Expansion of hot plasma with Kappa distribution in coronal flare sources, EGU General Assembly 2021, online, 19–30 Apr 2021, EGU21-11962, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-11962, 2021.