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Recent progress in instrumentation enables solar observations with high resolution simultaneously in the spatial, temporal, and spectral domains. We use such high-resolution observations to study small-scale structures and dynamics in the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 Sven Wedemeyer-Böhm , Luc Rouppe van der Voort

We investigate the decayless regime of coronal kink oscillations recently discovered in the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)/AIA data. In contrast to decaying kink oscillations that are excited by impulsive dynamical processes, this type of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-18 S. A. Anfinogentov , V. M. Nakariakov , G. Nisticò

We analyze the time series of Ca ii H-line obtained from Hinode/SOT on the solar limb. The time-distance analysis shows that the axis of spicule undergoes quasi-periodic transverse displacement. We determined the period of transverse…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-07-28 V. Abbasvand , H. Ebadi , Z. Fazel

Context. Fine-scale structures of the solar chromosphere, particularly fibrils, are known to host various types of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves that can transport energy to the corona. In particular, absorption features observed in the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-01 E. Petrova , T. Van Doorsselaere , M. van Noort , D. Berghmans , J. S. Castellanos Durán

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

Lateral motions of spicules serve as vital indicators of transverse waves in the solar atmosphere, and their study is crucial for understanding the wave heating process of the corona. Recent observations have focused on "high-frequency"…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-29 Hidetaka Kuniyoshi , Munehito Shoda , Richard J. Morton , Takaaki Yokoyama

Sunspots host a large variety of oscillatory phenomena, whose properties depend on the nature of the wave modes and the magnetic and thermodynamic structure of the spot. Umbral chromospheric oscillations exhibit significant differences…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-22 T. Felipe

This short review paper gives an overview of recently observed transverse, propagating velocity perturbations in coronal loops. These ubiquitous perturbations are observed to undergo strong damping as they propagate. Using 3D numerical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-06 I. De Moortel , D. J. Pascoe , A. N. Wright , A. W. Hood

We report three-minute oscillations in the solar chromosphere driven by a strong downflow event in a sunspot. We used the Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph of the 1.6 m New Solar Telescope and the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS).…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-27 Hannah Kwak , Jongchul Chae , Donguk Song , Yeon-Han Kim , Eun-Kyung Lim , Maria S. Madjarska

Over the last two decades the uninterrupted, high-resolution observations of the Sun, from the excellent range of telescopes aboard many spacecraft complemented with observations from sophisticated ground-based telescopes have opened up a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 G. Tsiropoula , K. Tziotziou , I. Kontogiannis , M. S. Madjarska , J. G. Doyle , Y. Suematsu

It is well known that the dominant frequency of oscillations in the solar photosphere is $\approx$3 mHz, which is the result of global resonant modes pertaining to the whole stellar structure. However, analyses of the horizontal motions of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-08 M. Berretti , M. Stangalini , G. Verth , S. Jafarzadeh , D. B. Jess , F. Berrilli , S. D. T. Grant , T. Duckenfield , V. Fedun

Solar limb and disc spicule quasi- periodic motions have been reported for a long time, strongly suggesting that they are oscillating. In order to clear up the origin and possibly explain some solar limb and disc spicule quasi-periodic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 E. Tavabi , S. Koutchmy , A. Ajabshirizadeh

Small-scale, cyclic, transverse motions of plasma threads are usually seen in solar prominences, which are often interpreted as magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves. Here, we observed small-scale decayless transverse oscillations in a quiescent…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-20 Dong Li , Jianchao Xue , Ding Yuan , Zongjun Ning

Oscillations in solar coronal loops appear to be a common phenomenon. Transverse and longitudinal oscillations have been observed with both the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer and Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope imaging…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 John T. Mariska

The observation of propagating magneto-hydrodynamic kink waves in magnetic structures and measurement of their properties (amplitude, phase speed) can be used to diagnose the plasma conditions in the neighbourhood of the magnetic structure…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-03 R J Morton

High-frequency wave phenomena present a great deal of interest as one of the possible candidates to contribute to the energy input required to heat the corona as a part of the AC heating theory. However, the resolution of imaging…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-04-05 Elena Petrova , Norbert Magyar , Tom Van Doorsselaere , David Berghmans

It is well-known that the global acoustic oscillations of the Sun's atmosphere can excite resonance modes within large-scale magnetic concentrations. These structures are conduits of energy between the different layers of the solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-14 M. Berretti , M. Stangalini , G. Verth , V. Fedun , S. Jafarzadeh , D. B. Jess , F. Berrilli

Chromospheric observations taken at high cadence and high spatial resolution show a range of spicule like features, including Type I, Type II (as well as RBEs and RREs) and those which seem to appear within a few seconds, which if…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-20 J. Shetye , J. G. Doyle , E. Scullion , C. J. Nelson , D. Kuridze , V. Henriques , F. Woeger , T. Ray

Spicule oscillations involve high-frequency components with a typical period approximately corresponding to $40-50$ s. The typical time scale of the photospheric oscillation is a few minutes, and thus, the origin of this high-frequency…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-28 Munehito Shoda , Takaaki Yokoyama

Consecutive height series of Ha spectra in solar limb spicules taken on the 53 cm coronagraph of Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory at the heights of 3800-8700 km above the photosphere have been analyzed. The aim is to observe oscillatory…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 T. V. Zaqarashvili , E. Khutsishvili , V. Kukhianidze , G. Ramishvili