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Title:
Anomalous Coronal Neon Abundances in Quiescent Solar Active Regions
Authors:
Schmelz, J. T.; Saba, J. L. R.; Ghosh, D.; Strong, K. T.
Publication:
Astrophysical Journal v.473, p.519 (ApJ Homepage)
Publication Date:
12/1996
Origin:
APJ
ApJ Keywords:
SUN: ABUNDANCES, SUN: ACTIVITY, SUN: CORONA
DOI:
10.1086/178163
Bibliographic Code:
1996ApJ...473..519S

Abstract

The systematic differences between the solar photo spheric and coronal composition are generally thought to be related to the first ionization potential (FIP) of the trace elements. While there are ample data showing that this is a significant factor, there is a growing body of observational evidence that a simple, FIP-based formula is not the whole story for coronal abundances. One of the most troubling problems for the Fl P-based models is the apparent abundance variation of high-FIP (>11 eV) elements with respect to one another. We describe abundance variations of (high-FIP) neon relative to (high-FIP) oxygen, and (low-FIP) iron and magnesium, in solar active region observations made by the Flat Crystal Spectrometer on the Solar Maximum Mission. We show that, even in quiescent active regions, Ne/O can vary inconsistently with simple empirical FIP models: it shows values about a factor of 2 both above and below the "standard" coronal value of 0.15 obtained from solar energetic particle measurements of long-duration events (Reames). McKenzie & Feldman have recently invoked photoionization of O I by EUV radiation to explain low measurements of the Ne/O abundance ratio. Photoionization by a long-lived bath of soft X-rays and chromospheric evaporation have been suggested as being responsible for the anomalous behavior of neon in flares, but flare conditions should not apply in the quiescent regions of the present study. A complex picture involving the detailed dynamics, geometry, and radiation environment in the differentiation layer(s) may be required to understand coronal composition and its variability.

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