Project Title: Heating of Hot Magnetized Plasmas
Project Advisor: Dr. L. Golub
Background: Hot, X-ray emitting plasmas are ubiquitous throughout
astrophysics, and the mechanism(s) responsible for their heating is poorly understood.
Scientific Questions: What are the observable consequences of the
different mechanisms proposed for heating of the solar coronal plasma? Can we
distinguish among them via direct observation?
Scientific Methodology: A combination of theory, modelling and experiment:
calculate the plasma properties resulting from proposed dissipation mechanisms,
model the observable effects, and compare to observations of the solar corona.
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