Analytic approximate seismology of transversely oscillating coronal
loops
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M. Goossens, I. Arregui, J.L. Ballester, T.J. Wang
2008
Abstract
We present an analytic approximate seismic inversion scheme for damped
transverse coronal loop oscillations based on the thin tube and thin boundary
approximation for computing the period and the damping time. Asymptotic
expressions for the period and damping rate are used to illustrate the process
of seismological inversion in a simple and easy to follow manner. The inversion
procedure is formulated in terms of two simple functions, which are given by
simple closed expressions. The analytic seismic inversion shows that an
infinite amount of 1-dimensional equilibrium models can reproduce the observed
periods and damping times. It predicts a specific range of allowable values for
the Alfven travel time and lower bounds for the density contrast and the
inhomogeneity length scale. When the results of the present analytic seismic
inversion are compared with those of a previous numerical inversion, excellent
agreement is found up to the point that the analytic seismic inversion emerges
as a tool for validating results of numerical inversions. Actually it helped us
to identify and correct inaccuracies in a previous numerical investigation.
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