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view Abstract Citations (102) References (28) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Scaling Law of Solar Coronal Loops Obtained with YOHKOH Kano, Ryouhei ; Tsuneta, Saku Abstract We find a clear correlation among the maximum temperature Tmax (K), the pressure p (dyn cm-2) and the length L (cm) of 32 steady coronal loop structures observed with Yohkoh Soft X-Ray Telescope: Tmax = 3.8 × 104 (pL)1/(5.1±0.5). The best-fit equation, however, systematically deviates from the theoretical scaling law Tmax = 1.4 × 103 (pL)1/3 derived by Rosner, Tucker, & Vaiana. We examine various possibilities for the cause of the discrepancy. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: December 1995 DOI: 10.1086/176547 Bibcode: 1995ApJ...454..934K Keywords: MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS: MHD; SUN: CORONA; SUN: X-RAYS; GAMMA RAYS full text sources ADS |

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