Physics of Solar Prominences: II - Magnetic Structure and Dynamics

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent advances in understanding the magnetic structure, plasma dynamics, MHD waves, and large-scale patterns of solar prominences, highlighting current challenges and future research directions.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of recent observational and modeling progress in non-eruptive solar prominences, emphasizing four key research areas.

Findings

Magnetic structures deduced from observations and models

Dynamics of prominence plasmas including formation and flows

Presence and characteristics of MHD waves in prominences

Abstract

Observations and models of solar prominences are reviewed. We focus on non-eruptive prominences, and describe recent progress in four areas of prominence research: (1) magnetic structure deduced from observations and models, (2) the dynamics of prominence plasmas (formation and flows), (3) Magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) waves in prominences and (4) the formation and large-scale patterns of the filament channels in which prominences are located. Finally, several outstanding issues in prominence research are discussed, along with observations and models required to resolve them.