A systematic investigation on the role of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence in the heating of the solar corona | India Science, Technology & Innovation

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Title:	A systematic investigation on the role of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence in the heating of the solar corona
Focus Area:	Space Physics
Status:	Under Development
Social Benefits:	The project being undertaken by ISRO in collaboration with academia is directly or indirectly beneficial to the society.
Developing Agency:	Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Source Title:	Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)- Department of Space (DOS) 2022-2024

Brief Description

Description :

The project aims at studying the exceptionally high temperature (106 K) of the solar corona using a confluence of theory and in-situ spacecraft data analysis. In this project, the efficiency of MHD turbulence for the heating of the solar corona will be investigated. For the study, a very high cadence plasma and magnetic field data of the recent Parker Solar Probe (PSP) mission where the spacecraft has reached the lower corona and in particular within 8.86 solar radii from the centre of the sun will be used. First, the turbulence heating rate will be estimated using an exact relation of incompressible MHD turbulence derived recently and then the effect of the compressibility will be determined .