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In the present work we use a deep-exposure spectrum taken by the SUMER spectrometer in a polar coronal hole in 1996 to measure the ion temperatures of a large number of ions at many different heights above the limb between 0.03 and 0.17…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Enrico Landi , Steven R. Cranmer

Potential Field Source Surface (PFSS) models are widely used to study the solar corona and form the basis for solar wind forecasting, yet often fail to reproduce observed properties of coronal holes. We analyze 702 observed coronal holes…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-19 Stephan G. Heinemann , Jens Pomoell , Manuela Temmer

Coronal waves, significant solar phenomena, act as diagnostic tools for scientists studying solar atmosphere properties. Here, we present a novel observation detailing how a coronal wave event, associated with an X5.0 class flare,…

Solar eruptions such as Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) observed in the inner solar corona (up to 4 R$_{\odot}$) show acceleration profiles which appear as parabolic ridges in height-time plots. Inspired by the white-light automated detection…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-10 Ritesh Patel , Vaibhav Pant , Priyanka Iyer , Dipankar Banerjee , Marilena Mierla , Matthew J. West

We derived the coronal magnetic field, plasma density, and temperature from the observation of polarization and intensity of radio thermal free-free emission using the Nobeyama Radioheliograph (NoRH) and extreme ultraviolet (EUV)…

We present a measurement of the energy carried and dissipated by Alfv\'en waves in a polar coronal hole. Alfv\'en waves have been proposed as the energy source that heats the corona and drives the solar wind. Previous work has shown that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Michael Hahn , Daniel W. Savin

The EHT has captured a series of images of black holes. These images could provide valuable information about the gravitational environment near the event horizon. However, accurate detection and parameter estimation for candidate black…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-16 Yeqi Fang , Wei Hong , Jun Tao

Recent observations show a variety of oscillation modes in the corona. Early non-imaging observations in radio wavelengths showed a number of fast-period oscillations in the order of seconds, which have been interpreted as fast sausage mode…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Markus J. Aschwanden

The analysis of quickly damped transverse oscillations of solar coronal loops using magneto-hydrodynamic seismology allow us to infer physical parameters that are difficult to measure otherwise. Under the assumption that such damped…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 A. Asensio Ramos , I. Arregui

The solar corona is host to a continuous flow of propagating disturbances (PD). These are continuous and ubiquitous across broad regions of the corona, including the quiet Sun. The aim of this paper is to present an improved, efficient…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-31 Huw Morgan , Marianna Korsos

We present a statistical analysis for the characteristics and radial evolution of linear magnetic holes (LMHs) in the solar wind from 0.166 to 0.82 AU using Parker Solar Probe observations of the first two orbits. It is found that the LMHs…

Space Physics · Physics 2021-02-17 L. Yu , S. Y. Huang , Z. G. Yuan , K. Jiang , Q. Y. Xiong , S. B. Xu , Y. Y. Wei , J. Zhang , Z. H. Zhang

We review methods to measure magnetic fields within the corona using the polarized light in magnetic-dipole (M1) lines. We are particularly interested in both the global magnetic-field evolution over a solar cycle, and the local storage of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Philip G. Judge , Shadia Habbal , Enrico Landi

At millimeter wavelengths, the atmospheric emission is circularly polarized owing to the Zeeman splitting of molecular oxygen by the Earth's magnetic field. We report a measurement of the signal in the 150 GHz band using 3 years of…

NASA's Parker Solar Probe (Parker) spacecraft reached its first perihelion of 35.7 solar radii on November 5th, 2018. To aid in mission planning, and in anticipation of the unprecedented measurements to be returned, in late October, we…

Space Physics · Physics 2019-06-05 Pete Riley , Cooper Downs , Jon A. Linker , Zoran Mikic , Roberto Lionello , Ronald M. Caplan

We examine the dynamical behavior of white light polar plume structures in the inner corona that are observed from the ground during total solar eclipses, based on their EUV hot and cool emission line counterparts observed from space. EUV…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-17 E. Tavabi , S. Koutchmy , L. Golub

The understanding of the solar magnetic coronal structure is tightly linked to the shape of open field regions, specifically coronal holes. A dynamically evolving coronal hole coincides with the local restructuring of open to closed…

We present a novel experiment with the capacity to independently measure both the electron density and the magnetic field of the solar corona. We achieve this through measurement of the excess Faraday rotation due to propagation of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. M. Ord , S. Johnston , J. Sarkissian

Using the precise times of mid-egress of the eclipsing polar HU Aqr, we discovered that this polar is orbited by two or more giant planets. The two planets detected so far have masses of at least 5.9 and 4.5\,M_{Jup}. Their respective…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 S. -B. Qian , L. Liu , W. -P. Liao , L. -J. Li , L. -Y. Zhu , Z. -B. Dai , J. -J. He , E. -G. Zhao , J. Zhang , K. Li

We present results of a quantitative analysis of structured plasma outflows above a polar coronal hole observed by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. In a 6-hour interval of continuous…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-09-13 Vadim M. Uritsky , Judith T. Karpen , Nour E. Raouafi , Pankaj Kumar , C. Richard DeVore , Craig E. Deforest