scholarly journals Hot prominence spicules launched from turbulent cool solar prominences

2019 ◽  
Vol 627 ◽  
pp. L5 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. P. Chitta ◽  
H. Peter ◽  
L. Li
Keyword(s):  
Transition Region ◽  
Extreme Ultraviolet ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Solar Dynamics Observatory ◽  
Solar Prominences ◽  
Solar Filament ◽  
Solar Dynamics ◽  
Ultraviolet Observations ◽  
Hot Corona ◽  
Shed Light

A solar filament is a dense cool condensation that is supported and thermally insulated by magnetic fields in the rarefied hot corona. Its evolution and stability, leading to either an eruption or disappearance, depend on its coupling with the surrounding hot corona through a thin transition region, where the temperature steeply rises. However, the heating and dynamics of this transition region remain elusive. We report extreme-ultraviolet observations of quiescent filaments from the Solar Dynamics Observatory that reveal prominence spicules propagating through the transition region of the filament-corona system. These thin needle-like jet features are generated and heated to at least 0.7 MK by turbulent motions of the material in the filament. We suggest that the prominence spicules continuously channel the heated mass into the corona and aid in the filament evaporation and decay. Our results shed light on the turbulence-driven heating in magnetized condensations that are commonly observed on the Sun and in the interstellar medium.

scholarly journals Magnetic reconnection between an emerging active region and the quiet Sun

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (S320) ◽  
pp. 185-190
Author(s):  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Jun Zhang ◽  
Shuhong Yang ◽  
Ting Li ◽  
Yuzong Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Active Region ◽  
Magnetic Reconnection ◽  
Extreme Ultraviolet ◽  
Solar Dynamics Observatory ◽  
Quiet Sun ◽  
Quiet Region ◽  
Released Energy ◽  
Solar Dynamics ◽  
Ultraviolet Observations

AbstractUsing the Solar Dynamics Observatory observations, we study the evolution of an emerging active region (EAR) and its reconnection with the quiet Sun. The EAR continuously interacts with the surrounding quiet region, and dark ribbons at the boundary of the EAR and the quiet Sun are observed. The extreme-ultraviolet observations show that the regions swept by the dark ribbons are brightened and the temperature increases. These results reveal that there exists an uninterrupted magnetic reconnection between the EAR and the quiet region and the released energy heats the corona of the quiet Sun. The dark ribbons are suggested to correspond to the interface of the reconnected fields and the undisturbed ones. The dark ribbon propagates outward, and this phenomenon is considered as a dark wave.

scholarly journals Solar extreme ultraviolet (EUV) flare observations and findings from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) EUV Variability Experiment (EVE)

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (S320) ◽  
pp. 27-40
Author(s):  
Thomas N. Woods ◽  
Francis G. Eparvier ◽  
James P. Mason
Keyword(s):  
Extreme Ultraviolet ◽  
Late Phase ◽  
Impulsive Phase ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Solar Dynamics Observatory ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Gradual Phase ◽  
Stellar Flares ◽  
Solar Dynamics ◽  
Coronal Dimming

AbstractNew solar soft X-ray (SXR) and extreme ultraviolet (EUV) irradiance observations from NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) EUV Variability Experiment (EVE) provide full coverage from 0.1 to 106 nm and continuously at a cadence of 10 seconds for spectra at 0.1 nm resolution. These observations during flares can usually be decomposed into four distinct characteristics: impulsive phase, gradual phase, coronal dimming, and EUV late phase. Over 6000 flares have been observed during the SDO mission; some flares show all four phases, and some only show the gradual phase. The focus is on the newer results about the EUV late phase and coronal dimming and its relationship to coronal mass ejections (CMEs). These EVE flare measurements are based on observing the sun-as-a-star, so these results could exemplify stellar flares. Of particular interest is that new coronal dimming measurements of stars could be used to estimate mass and velocity of stellar CMEs.

On the Role of Magnetic Fields in an Erupting Solar Filament

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (S354) ◽  
pp. 452-453
Author(s):  
Qiao Song ◽  
Shuhong Yang ◽  
Jing-Song Wang
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Space Weather ◽  
Extreme Ultraviolet ◽  
Flux Rope ◽  
Solar Dynamics Observatory ◽  
Driving Mechanisms ◽  
Solar Filament ◽  
Solar Dynamics ◽  
Mass Ejection

AbstractA filament eruption may lead to a coronal mass ejection (CME), which is one of the main driving mechanisms of space weather. This work analyses a slow and flareless CME event associated with an erupting quiescent filament. By using the extreme ultraviolet images of the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory, we trace the evolution of the filament in detail, and present the manifestations of the role of magnetic fields in the low corona. The results suggest the existence of a magnetic flux rope in the pre-eruption structures. Our study of this complex magnetic system may lead to a better understanding of CMEs and their impact on the space weather.

scholarly journals Exploring the coronal evolution of AR 12473 using time-dependent, data-driven magnetofrictional modelling

2020 ◽  
Vol 644 ◽  
pp. A28 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Price ◽  
J. Pomoell ◽  
E. K. J. Kilpua
Keyword(s):  
Extreme Ultraviolet ◽  
Flux Rope ◽  
Detailed Examination ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Dependent Data ◽  
Solar Dynamics Observatory ◽  
Solar Dynamics ◽  
Ultraviolet Observations ◽  
The Magnetic Field

Aims. We present a detailed examination of the magnetic evolution of AR 12473 using time-dependent, data-driven magnetofrictional modelling. Methods. We used maps of the photospheric electric field inverted from vector magnetogram observations, obtained by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), to drive our fully time-dependent, data-driven magnetofrictional model. Our modelled field was directly compared to extreme ultraviolet observations from the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly, also onboard SDO. Metrics were also computed to provide a quantitative analysis of the evolution of the magnetic field. Results. The flux rope associated with the eruption on 28 December 2015 from AR 12473 was reproduced by the simulation and found to have erupted due to a torus instability.

scholarly journals The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory

1984 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 155-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Noci
Keyword(s):  
Solar Physics ◽  
Grazing Incidence ◽  
Spectral Irradiance ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Solar Dynamics Observatory ◽  
Solar Constant ◽  
Heliospheric Observatory ◽  
Explorer Mission ◽  
Solar Dynamics ◽  
Euv Spectrum

In the past years several space missions have been proposed for the study of the Sun and of the Heliosphere. These missions were intended to clarify various different aspects of solar physics. For example, the GRIST (Grazing Incidence Solar Telescope) mission was intended as a means to improve our knowledge of the upper transition region and low corona through the detection of the solar EUV spectrum with a spatial resolution larger than in previous missions; the DISCO (Dual Spectral Irradiance and Solar Constant Orbiter) and SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) missions were proposed to gat observational data about the solar oscillations better than those obtained from ground based instruments; the SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) mission was initially proposed to combine the properties of GRIST with the study of the extended corona (up to several radii of heliocentric distance) by observing the scattered Ly-alpha and OVI radiation, which was also the basis of the SCE (Solar Corona Explorer) mission proposal; the development of the interest about the variability of the Sun, both in itself and for its consequences in the history of the Earth, led to propose observations of the solar constant (included in DISCO).

scholarly journals Energetics of Hi-C EUV brightenings

2018 ◽  
Vol 615 ◽  
pp. A47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srividya Subramanian ◽  
Vinay L. Kashyap ◽  
Durgesh Tripathi ◽  
Maria S. Madjarska ◽  
John G. Doyle
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Energy Loss ◽  
Extreme Ultraviolet ◽  
Thermal Structure ◽  
Emission Measure ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Solar Dynamics Observatory ◽  
Differential Emission Measure ◽  
Dominant Mechanism ◽  
Solar Dynamics

We study the thermal structure and energetics of the point-like extreme ultraviolet (EUV) brightenings within a system of fan loops observed in the active region AR 11520. These brightenings were simultaneously observed on 2012 July 11 by the High-resolution Coronal (Hi-C) imager and the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) on board the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). We identified 27 brightenings by automatically determining intensity enhancements in both Hi-C and AIA 193 Å light curves. The energetics of these brightenings were studied using the Differential Emission Measure (DEM) diagnostics. The DEM weighted temperatures of these transients are in the range log T(K) = 6.2−6.6 with radiative energies ≈1024−25 ergs and densities approximately equal to a few times 109 cm−3. To the best of our knowledge, these are the smallest brightenings in EUV ever detected. We used these results to determine the mechanism of energy loss in these brightenings. Our analysis reveals that the dominant mechanism of energy loss for all the identified brightenings is conduction rather than radiation.

scholarly journals Extreme ultraviolet observations of active regions in the solar corona

1968 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 395-402
Author(s):  
W. M. Burton
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Extreme Ultraviolet ◽  
Active Regions ◽  
Pinhole Camera ◽  
Emission Region ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Coronal Emission ◽  
Improved Design ◽  
Ultraviolet Observations ◽  
Plane Diffraction

The coronal features associated with solar active regions can be observed by recording images of the Sun at extreme ultraviolet (XUV) wavelengths. Pinhole cameras have been flown on stabilized sun-pointing ‘Skylark’ rockets to obtain broad-waveband XUV solar images. These images show localised emission from high-temperature regions located in the corona above calcium-plage areas. An improved design of pinhole camera, which uses a plane-diffraction grating to give increased spectral resolution, has recorded spectroheliograms in several intense solar lines including He II (304 Å), Fe IX–XI (180 Å), and Si X–XII (50 Å). Estimates are made of the size and brightness of the coronal emission region associated with a developing calcium-plage area.

scholarly journals The 3D solar corona Cycle 24 rising phase from SDO/AIA tomography

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (S286) ◽  
pp. 238-241
Author(s):  
Federico A. Nuevo ◽  
Alberto M. Vásquez ◽  
Richard A. Frazin ◽  
Zhenguang Huang ◽  
Ward B. Manchester
Keyword(s):  
Solar Corona ◽  
Extreme Ultraviolet ◽  
Emission Measure ◽  
Source Surface ◽  
Solar Dynamics Observatory ◽  
Differential Emission Measure ◽  
Height Range ◽  
Field Source ◽  
Solar Dynamics ◽  
Cycle 24

AbstractWe recently extended the differential emission measure tomography (DEMT) technique to be applied to the six iron bands of the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument aboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). DEMT products are the 3D reconstruction of the coronal emissivity in the instrument's bands, and the 3D distribution of the local differential emission measure, in the height range 1.0 to 1.25 R⊙. We show here derived maps of the electron density and temperature of the inner solar corona during the rising phase of solar Cycle 24. We discuss the distribution of our results in the context of open/closed magnetic regions, as derived from a global potential field source surface (PFSS) model of the same period. We also compare the results derived with SDO/AIA to those derived with the Extreme UltraViolet Imager (EUVI) instrument aboard the Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO).

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