Abstract
A 2-dimensional model of the magnetic field associated with quiescent prominences is presented. The coronal field is assumed to be current-free, currents are only allowed in the photosphere and inside the prominence. The prominence is taken to be infinitely thin. For this model a method is given to calculate the field configuration from the observed normal component of the field both in the photosphere and the prominence. The normal field components are inferred from disc observations and Hα limb observations. The sheet currents inside the prominence are calculated and the resulting Lorentz force is compared with the gravitational force. Within the range of uncertainty in the total hydrogen density of quiescent prominences it is possible to give models where the gravity is balanced by the Lorentz force.
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