Spectral Characteristics of a Rotating Solar Prominence in Multiple Wavelengths
Abstract
We present synthetic spectra corresponding to a 2.5D magnetohydrodynamical simulation of a rotating prominence in the Ca II 8542 \r{A}, H, Ca II K, Mg II k, Ly , and Ly lines. The prominence rotation resulted from angular momentum conservation within a flux rope where asymmetric heating imposed a net rotation prior to the thermal-instability driven condensation phase. The spectra were created using a library built on the Lightweaver framework called Promweaver, which provides boundary conditions for incorporating the limb-darkened irradiation of the solar disk on isolated structures such as prominences. Our spectra show distinctive rotational signatures for the Mg II k, Ly , and Ly lines, even in the presence of complex, turbulent solar atmospheric conditions. However, these signals are hardly detectable for the Ca II 8542 \r{A}, H, Ca II K spectral lines. Most notably we find only a very faint rotational signal in the H line, thus reigniting the discussion on the existence of sustained rotation in prominences.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2410.03479,
title = {Spectral Characteristics of a Rotating Solar Prominence in Multiple Wavelengths},
author = {A. G. M. Pietrow and V. Liakh and C. M. J. Osborne and J. Jenkins and R. Keppens},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.03479},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
Accepted in A&A Letters. Movies available at https://cloud.aip.de/index.php/s/cs9RKM4CwLrwR3N