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Title: Generation of flux tube waves in stellar convection zones. I. Longitudinal tube waves driven by external turbulence

Journal Article · · Astrophys. J.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/167116· OSTI ID:6142171

The source functions and the energy fluxes for wave generation in magnetic flux tubes embedded in an otherwise magnetic field-free, turbulent, and compressible fluid are derived. The calculations presented here assume that the tube interior is not itself turbulent, e.g., that motions within the flux tube are due simply to external excitation. Specific results for the generation of longitudinal tube waves are presented. 39 references.

Research Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Huntsville, AL (USA). George C. Marshall Space Flight Center; NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL (USA); Chicago Univ., IL (USA); Heidelberg Universitaet (Germany, F.R.)
OSTI ID:
6142171
Journal Information:
Astrophys. J.; (United States), Vol. 337
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English