Measuring the polarization of solar radio emission due to the total magnetic field of the sun

1966 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-287
Author(s):  
I. F. Belov
1967 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-46
Author(s):  
D. G. Cole ◽  
R. F. Mullaly ◽  
A. Watkinson

During the period 1966 July 12 to August 5 observations were made of the Sun at three radio observatories. The instruments used were the east-west arm of the Mills cross at Molonglo (408 MHz) and the Christiansen cross at Fleurs (696 MHz and 1424 MHz). The aim of these observations was to study the discrete sources of the slowly varying component of solar radio emission, while activity was comparatively quiet. The three frequencies enabled the variation of source structure with height of solar atmosphere to be studied. It has been pointed out by Swarup et al., and Christiansen et al. that the determination of the frequency dependence of these discrete sources is important for defining the physical mechanisms causing the radio emission.


2020 ◽  
Vol 642 ◽  
pp. A151
Author(s):  
D. E. Morosan ◽  
E. Palmerio ◽  
J. E. Räsänen ◽  
E. K. J. Kilpua ◽  
J. Magdalenić ◽  
...  

Context. Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are large eruptions of magnetised plasma from the Sun that are often accompanied by solar radio bursts produced by accelerated electrons. Aims. A powerful source for accelerating electron beams are CME-driven shocks, however, there are other mechanisms capable of accelerating electrons during a CME eruption. So far, studies have relied on the traditional classification of solar radio bursts into five groups (Type I–V) based mainly on their shapes and characteristics in dynamic spectra. Here, we aim to determine the origin of moving radio bursts associated with a CME that do not fit into the present classification of the solar radio emission. Methods. By using radio imaging from the Nançay Radioheliograph, combined with observations from the Solar Dynamics Observatory, Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, and Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory spacecraft, we investigate the moving radio bursts accompanying two subsequent CMEs on 22 May 2013. We use three-dimensional reconstructions of the two associated CME eruptions to show the possible origin of the observed radio emission. Results. We identified three moving radio bursts at unusually high altitudes in the corona that are located at the northern CME flank and move outwards synchronously with the CME. The radio bursts correspond to fine-structured emission in dynamic spectra with durations of ∼1 s, and they may show forward or reverse frequency drifts. Since the CME expands closely following an earlier CME, a low coronal CME–CME interaction is likely responsible for the observed radio emission. Conclusions. For the first time, we report the existence of new types of short duration bursts, which are signatures of electron beams accelerated at the CME flank. Two subsequent CMEs originating from the same region and propagating in similar directions provide a complex configuration of the ambient magnetic field and favourable conditions for the creation of collapsing magnetic traps. These traps are formed if a CME-driven wave, such as a shock wave, is likely to intersect surrounding magnetic field lines twice. Electrons will thus be further accelerated at the mirror points created at these intersections and eventually escape to produce bursts of plasma emission with forward and reverse drifts.


1957 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 356-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Schlüter

The shift of the emitted frequencies towards lower frequencies during a solar outburst is usually interpreted as due to a progressive rarefaction of the emitting gas. If one assumes that the emitted frequency is identical with the plasma frequency and furthermore that the density of the emitting plasma is similar to the density of the solar corona at the location of the radiating material, then it follows that this material is subject to an acceleration throughout the solar corona which compensates or exceeds the effect of the gravitational field of the sun.


1959 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 259-262
Author(s):  
U. J. Alekseev ◽  
V. V. Vitkevich

1. Solar radio emission is usually characterized only by the intensity, i.e. by a single value at a given frequency.In polarization measurements the radio emission is characterized by four values (for example, by the unpolarized-component intensity and three components of the polarization ellipse).Here we see that observations of solar radio emission with a polarimeter give us considerably more extensive information than the usual observations give. It is a very important fact that the polarization of the radio emission is determined by the strength and direction of the magnetic field of emitting regions. Thus, we connect the polarized radio emission with a magnetic field that is noticeably higher than the field in the region which we can study by optical methods.It should also be noticed that one of the most interesting unsolved problems is establishing the nature of the disturbed solar radio emission. It is clear that new information on the polarization of radio emission will contribute to the solution of this problem; but in spite of its importance and urgency, investigations to solve it are being carried on only in a small number of observatories. The observations in Australia and the work in Japan may be mentioned.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Immanuel Christopher Jebaraj ◽  
Jasmina Magdalenic ◽  
Stefaan Poedts

<p>Solar radio emission is studied for many decades and a large number of studies have been dedicated to metric radio emission originating from the low corona. It is generally accepted that solar radio emission  observed at wavelengths below the metric range is produced by the coherent plasma emission mechanism. Fine structures seem to be an intrinsic part of solar radio emission and they are very important for understanding plasma processes in the solar medium. Extensive reporting and number of studies of the metric range fine structures were performed, but studies of fine structures in the interplanetary domain are quite rare. New and advanced ground-based radio imaging spectroscopic techniques (e.g. LOFAR, MWA, etc.,) and space-based observations (Wind/WAVES, STEREO/WAVES A & B, PSP, and SolO in the future) provide a unique opportunity to study radio fine structures observed  all the way from metric to kilometric range.</p><p>Radio signatures of solar eruptive events, such as flares and CMEs, observed in the interplanetary space are mostly confined to type II (radio signatures of magneto-hydrodynamic shock waves), and type III  bursts(electron beams propagating along open and quasi-open magnetic field lines). In this study, we have identified, and analyzed three types of fine structures present within the interplanetary radio bursts. Namely, the striae-like fine structures within type III bursts, continuum-like emission patches, and very slow drifting narrowband structures within type II radio bursts. Since space-based radio observations are limited to dynamic spectra, we use the novel radio triangulation technique employing direction finding measurements from stereoscopic spacecraft (Wind/WAVES, STEREO/WAVES A & B) to obtain the 3D position of the radio emission. The novelty of the technique is that it is not dependent on a density model and in turn can probe the plasma density in the triangulated radio source positions (Magdalenic et al. 2014). Results of the study show that locating the radio source helps not only to understand the generation mechanism of the fine structures but also the ambient plasma conditions such as e.g. electron density. We found that fine structures are associated with complex CME/shock wave structures which interact with the ambient magnetic field structures. We also discuss the possible relationship between the fine structures, the broadband emission they are part of, and the solar eruptive events they are associated with.</p>


1994 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 811 ◽  
Author(s):  
SBSS Sarma

The manifestation of solar activity on radio noise records at 28.6 MHz is discussed with special emphasis on Type-I noise storms and the associated coronal magnetic fields above the active regions in time. Magnetic fields are estimated, assuming that the Type-I radio emission at decametre wavelengths is due to shock waves, by making use of the observed shock velocity. The results are comparable with the existing estimates.


Astrophysics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sh. Makandarashvili ◽  
N. Oghrapishvili ◽  
D. Japaridze ◽  
D. Maghradze

1957 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 363-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. V. Vitkevitch

Observations of the radio emission from the sun carried out during recent years at the Crimean Station of the Physical Institute of the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences showed that the occurrence of spots appreciably increases the intensity of the solar radio emission in the range of metre wave-lengths. This increase of intensity has two components. The first (S-component) changes comparatively slowly with time. The second (P-component) consists of individual brief bursts (of the order of a second and less) of small amplitudes (10–100 % of the intensity of the quiet sun). The P-component is manifested most clearly in the emission connected with spots of small areas, when the general increase of the intensity is insignificant. Such a situation has been utilized for the study of the spectrum of individual small peaks.


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