Multi-fluid multi-species models for inverse FIP-effect

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Main Authors: Martínez-Sykora, Juan, Testa, Paola, Baker, Deborah, De Pontieu, Bart
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Published: 2026
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author Martínez-Sykora, Juan
Testa, Paola
Baker, Deborah
De Pontieu, Bart
author_facet Martínez-Sykora, Juan
Testa, Paola
Baker, Deborah
De Pontieu, Bart
contents The inverse First Ionization Potential (FIP) effect is rarely observed in the solar atmosphere, and this anomaly poses a challenging problem in understanding physical processes driving this chemical fractionation. In this work, we investigate various scenarios where the inverse FIP effect could occur using simplified 1D multi-fluid MHD models. The model treats the full MHD equations with multi-fluid and multi-species effects, rather than using wave analysis to derive the ponderomotive force and semi-empirical 1D models. In the parametric study considered here, for upward Alfvén waves, one can achieve a negative (opposite) ponderomotive force when the magnetic field strength and the magnetic flux tubes' expansion with height counteract the dissipation and damping effects from multi-fluid interactions.
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spellingShingle Multi-fluid multi-species models for inverse FIP-effect
Martínez-Sykora, Juan
Testa, Paola
Baker, Deborah
De Pontieu, Bart
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
The inverse First Ionization Potential (FIP) effect is rarely observed in the solar atmosphere, and this anomaly poses a challenging problem in understanding physical processes driving this chemical fractionation. In this work, we investigate various scenarios where the inverse FIP effect could occur using simplified 1D multi-fluid MHD models. The model treats the full MHD equations with multi-fluid and multi-species effects, rather than using wave analysis to derive the ponderomotive force and semi-empirical 1D models. In the parametric study considered here, for upward Alfvén waves, one can achieve a negative (opposite) ponderomotive force when the magnetic field strength and the magnetic flux tubes' expansion with height counteract the dissipation and damping effects from multi-fluid interactions.
title Multi-fluid multi-species models for inverse FIP-effect
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.11647