
doi: 10.1086/305486
handle: 11568/47985
The long-time statistical behavior of a two-dimensional section of a coronal loop subject to random magnetic forcing is presented. The highly intermittent nature of dissipation is revealed by means of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence numerical simulations. Even with a moderate magnetic Reynolds number, intermittency is clearly present in both space and time. The response of the loop to the random forcing, as described either by the time series of the average and maximum energy dissipation or by its spatial distribution at a given time, displays a Gaussian noise component that may be subtracted to define discrete dissipative events. Distribution functions of both maximum and average current dissipation, for the total energy content, the peak activity, and the duration of such events are all shown to display robust scaling laws, with scaling indices δ that vary from δ -1.3 to δ -2.8 for the temporal distribution functions, while δ -2.6 for the overall spatial distribution of dissipative events.
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