Author: Dr. Teimuraz Zaqarashvili

Institute fur Physik, Geophysik Astrophysik und Meteorologie
University of Graz, Austria

Title: Instability of magnetized jets in the solar atmosphere

Abstract:
Observations show various kinds of jets and flows with different plasma
parameters (temperatures, density, speed) such as spicules, X-ray jets,
EUV jets, chromospheric anemone jets, tornadoes, etc. These jets can be
unstable to Kelvin Hemholtz instabilties due to velocity jumps at surface, which
may lead to heating/turbulence and hence is important for shaping the
chromospheric and coronal plasma. I will discuss the latest results of
theoretical and observational studies about the problem and their possible
connection to heating.