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AWSoM MHD Simulation of a Solar Active Region with Realistic Spectral Synthesis
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  • Ward Manchester,
  • Tong Shi,
  • Ward Manchester,
  • Enrico Landi,
  • Bart Van Der Holst,
  • Judit Szente,
  • Yuxi Chen,
  • Gábor Tóth,
  • Luca Bertello,
  • Alexander Pevtsov
Ward Manchester
University of Michigan

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Tong Shi
University of Michigan
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Ward Manchester
University of Michigan
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Enrico Landi
University of Michigan
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Bart Van Der Holst
University of Michigan
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Judit Szente
University of Michigan
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Yuxi Chen
University of Michigan
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Gábor Tóth
University of Michigan
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Luca Bertello
National Solar Observatory
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Alexander Pevtsov
National Solar Observatory
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Abstract

5 For the first time, we simulate the detailed spectral line emission from a solar active 6 region (AR) with the Alfvén Wave Solar Model (AWSoM). We select an AR appearing 7 near disk center on 2018 July 13 and use an NSO/HMI synoptic magnetogram to specify 8 the magnetic field at the model’s inner boundary. To resolve smaller-scale magnetic 9 features, we apply adaptive mesh refinement to resolve the AR with a horizontal spatial 10 resolution of 0.35 • (4.5 Mm), four times higher than the background corona. We then 11 apply the SPECTRUM code informed with CHIANTI spectral emissivities to calculate 12 spectral lines forming at temperatures ranging from 0.5 to 3 MK. Comparisons are 13 made between the simulated line intensities and those observed by the Hinode/EIS 14 instrument where we find close agreement (about 20% relative error for both loop top 15 and footpoints at a temperature of about 1.5 MK) across a wide range of loop sizes and 16 temperatures. We also simulate and compare Doppler velocities and find that simulated 17 flow patterns are of comparable magnitude to what is observed. Our results demonstrate 18 the broad applicability of the low-frequency Alfvén wave balanced turbulence theory 19 for explaining the heating of coronal loops. 20