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Strongly damped Doppler shift oscillations are observed frequently associated with flarelike events in hot coronal loops. In this paper, a review of the observed properties and the theoretical modeling is presented. Statistical measurements…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-04-24 Tongjiang Wang

Seismology of coronal loops using observations of damped transverse oscillations in combination with results from theoretical models is a tool to indirectly infer physical parameters in the solar atmospheric plasma. Existing seismology…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Roberto Soler , Marcel Goossens , Jaume Terradas , Ramon Oliver

We present first prominence observations obtained with ALMA in Band 3 at the wavelength of 3 mm. High-resolution observations have been coaligned with the MSDP H$\alpha$ data from Wroclaw-Bialk\'{o}w large coronagraph at similar spatial…

We present high-resolution observations of a quiescent solar prominence which was consisted of a vertical and a horizontal foot encircled by an overlying spine, and counter-streaming mass flows were ubiquitous in the prominence. While the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-17 Yuandeng Shen , Yu Liu , Ying D. Liu , P. F. Chen , Jiangtao Su , Zhi Xu , Zhong Liu

Remarkable progress has been made in understanding turbulent astrophysical plasmas in past decades including, notably, the solar wind and the interstellar medium. In the case of the solar wind, much of this progress has relied on in situ…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-12 Tim Bastian , James Cordes , Justin Kasper , Adam Kobelski , Kelly Korreck , Gregory Howe , Steven Spangler , Chadi Salem , Angelos Vourlidas

We investigate the process of formation and subsequent evolution of prominence plasma in a filament channel and its overlying arcade. We construct a three-dimensional time-dependent model of an intermediate quiescent prominence. We combine…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 M. Luna , J. T. Karpen , C. R. DeVore

The Sun's surface vibrates in characteristic 5-minute oscillations, known as p-modes, generated by sound waves trapped within the convection zone. Although these oscillations have long been hypothesized to reach into the solar wind, direct…

We present a new methodology -- the Keplerian Optical Dynamics Analysis (KODA) -- for analyzing the dynamics of dense, cool material in the solar corona. The technique involves adaptive spatiotemporal tracking of propagating intensity…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-24 V. M. Uritsky , B. J. Thompson , C. R. DeVore

The question of the relative importance of coherent structures and waves has for a long time attracted a great deal of interest in astrophysical plasma turbulence research, with a more recent focus on kinetic scale dynamics. Here we utilize…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-08-30 D. Groselj , C. H. K. Chen , A. Mallet , R. Samtaney , K. Schneider , F. Jenko

The ubiquity of recently discovered low-amplitude decayless kink oscillations of plasma loops allows for the seismological probing of the corona on a regular basis. In particular, in contrast to traditionally applied seismology which is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-11-06 Sergey A. Anfinogentov , Valery. M. Nakariakov

Spectropolarimetric observations of prominences have been obtained with the THEMIS telescope during four years of coordinated campaigns. Our aim is now to understand the conditions of the cool plasma and magnetism in `atypical' prominences,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-17 P. J. Levens , B. Schmieder , A. López Ariste , N. Labrosse , K. Dalmasse , B. Gelly

We study nonlinear waves in a prominence foot using 2.5D MHD model motivated by recent high-resolution observations with Hinode/SOT in Ca~II emission of a prominence on October 10, 2012 showing highly dynamic small-scale motions in the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-11 Leon Ofman , Kalman Knizhnik , Therese Kucera , Brigitte Schmieder

Rapidly decaying slow magnetoacoustic waves are regularly observed in the solar coronal structures, offering a promising tool for a seismological diagnostics of the coronal plasma, including its thermodynamical properties. The effect of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-21 D. Y. Kolotkov , V. M. Nakariakov , D. I. Zavershinskii

To understand the formation mechanism of large plumes in solar prominences, we investigate the formation process of two such phenomena. We studied the dynamic and thermal properties of two large plumes using observations from New Vacuum…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-14 Jincheng Wang , Xiaoli Yan , Zhike Xue , Liheng Yang , Qiaoling Li , Hechao Chen , Chun Xia , Zhong Liu

How the turbulent energy cascade develops below the magnetohydrodynamic scales in space and astrophysical plasmas is a major open question. Here, we measure the power spectrum of magnetic fluctuations in Parker Solar Probe's observations…

Fine-structure dynamics in solar prominences holds critical clues to understanding their physical nature of significant space-weather implications. We report evidence of rotational motions of horizontal helical threads in two active-region…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-09 Takenori J. Okamoto , Wei Liu , Saku Tsuneta

We present numerical simulations in 2.5D settings where large scale prominences form in situ out of coronal condensation in magnetic dips, in close agreement with early as well as recent reporting of `funnel prominences'. Our simulation…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 Rony Keppens , Chun Xia

Slow magnetoacoustic waves represent an important tool for probing the solar coronal plasma. We quantitatively assess the applicability of the weak thermal conduction theory to coronal seismology by slow waves. We numerically model the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-23 Dmitrii Y. Kolotkov

Sunspots are prominent manifestations of solar magnetoconvection and imaging their subsurface structure is an outstanding problem of wide physical importance. Travel times of seismic waves that propagate through these structures are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Shravan Hanasoge , Aaron Birch , Laurent Gizon , Jeroen Tromp

Movies of prominences obtained by space instruments e.g. the Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) aboard the {\it Hinode} satellite and the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) with high temporal and spatial resolution revealed the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-04 B. Schmieder , M. Zapiór A. López Ariste , P. Levens , N. Labrosse , R. Gravet