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SOLAR X-RAY JETS, TYPE-II SPICULES, GRANULE-SIZE EMERGING BIPOLES, AND THE GENESIS OF THE HELIOSPHERE

Ronald L. MooreSpace Science Office, VP62, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, USA; [email protected]Alphonse C. SterlingSpace Science Office, VP62, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, USA; [email protected]Jonathan CirtainSpace Science Office, VP62, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, USA; [email protected]D. A. FalconerCenter for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA

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From Hinode observations of solar X-ray jets, Type-II spicules, and granule-size emerging bipolar magnetic fields in quiet regions and coronal holes, we advocate a scenario for powering coronal heating and the solar wind. In this scenario, Type-II spicules and Alfvén waves are generated by the granule-size emerging bipoles (EBs) in the manner of the generation of X-ray jets by larger magnetic bipoles. From observations and this scenario, we estimate that Type-II spicules and their co-generated Alfvén waves carry into the corona an area-average flux of mechanical energy of ∼7 × 105 erg cm−2 s−1. This is enough to power the corona and solar wind in quiet regions and coronal holes, and therefore indicates that the granule-size EBs are the main engines that generate and sustain the entire heliosphere.

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DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/731/1/l18

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