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The propagation and the evolution of Alfvenic pulses in the solar coronal arcades is investigated by means of MHD numerical simulations. Significant transverse oscillations in coronal loops, triggered by nearby flare events, are often…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Luca Del Zanna , Eveline Schaekens , Marco Velli

Kink oscillations of coronal loops, i.e., standing kink waves, is one of the most studied dynamic phenomena in the solar corona. The oscillations are excited by impulsive energy releases, such as low coronal eruptions. Typical periods of…

We aim to ascertain the physical parameters of a propagating wave over the solar disk detected by the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS). Using imaging data from the IRIS and the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO), we tracked bright…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-03-21 B. Zhang , Y. J. Hou , J. Zhang

Here, we present several examples of unusual evolutionary patterns in solar coronal loops that resemble cross-field drift motions. These loops were simultaneously observed from two vantage points by two different spacecraft: the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-28 Sudip Mandal , Hardi Peter , James A. Klimchuk , Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta

Oscillations of coronal loops in the Sun have been reported in both imaging and spectral observations at the onset of flares. Images reveal transverse oscillations, whereas spectra detect line-of-sight velocity or Doppler-shift…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Danica Tothova , Davina Innes , Guillermo Stenborg

We detect and analyse transverse oscillations in a coronal loop, lying at the south east limb of the Sun as seen from the \textit{{Atmospheric Imaging Assembly}} (AIA) onboard \textit{{Solar Dynamics Observatory}} (SDO). The jet is believed…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-07 S. Sarkar , V. Pant , A. K. Srivastava , D. Banerjee

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

Recent observations with the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument on the SDO spacecraft have revealed the existence of decayless coronal kink oscillations. These transverse oscillations are not connected to any external phenomena…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-06-06 K. Karampelas , T. Van Doorsselaere , D. J. Pascoe , M. Guo , P. Antolin

We use high-resolution images of the sun obtained by the SDO/AIA instrument to study the evolution of the coronal loops in a flaring solar active region. During 15 February 2011 a X-2.2 class flare occurred in NOAA 11158, a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 S. Gosain

Damped transverse oscillations of magnetic loops are routinely observed in the solar corona. This phenomenon is interpreted as standing kink magnetohydrodynamic waves, which are damped by resonant absorption owing to plasma inhomogeneity…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-28 Roberto Soler , Manuel Luna

We investigate the nature of transverse kink oscillations of loops expanding through the solar corona and how can oscillations be used to diagnose the plasma parameters and the magnetic field. In particular, we aim to analyse how the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Istvan Ballai , Beniamin Orza

A number of recent investigations have revealed that transverse waves are ubiquitous in the solar chromosphere. The vast majority of these have been reported in limb spicules and active region fibrils. We investigate long-lived, quiet Sun,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 D. Kuridze , R. J. Morton , R. Erdélyi , G. D. Dorrian , M. Mathioudakis , D. B. Jess , F. P. Keenan

It has been found that the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI) induced by both transverse and torsional oscillations in coronal loops can reinforce the effects of wave heating. In this study, we model a coronal loop as a system of individual…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-25 Mingzhe Guo , Tom Van Doorsselaere , Konstantinos Karampelas , Bo Li

A Crescent shaped prominence Structure (CS), over the solar west limb is studied using EIS/HINODE and AIA/SDO. First, the time varying positions of the top and below borders of the CS, along with its central axis are derived. Time…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-17 Maryam Ghiasi , Neda Dadashi , Hossein Ebadi

Longitudinal intensity oscillations along coronal loops that are interpreted as signatures of magneto-acoustic waves are observed frequently in different coronal structures. The aim of this paper is to estimate the physical parameters of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-13 A. Abedini

In this article, we report the multiwavelength and multiview observations of transverse oscillations of two loop strands induced by a jet-related, confined flare in active region NOAA 13056 on 11 July 2022. The jet originates close to the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-28 Musheng Lin , Ya Wang , Liheng Yang , Jie Chen , Wenwei Pan , Shuyue Li , Qingmin Zhang

The theoretical expectation that coronal loops should expand with height contrasts with observations that typically show constant cross-sections. We investigate the idea that this discrepancy results from loops being composed of fine…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-16 David H. Brooks , Harry P. Warren

We report on the co-existence of longitudinal and transverse oscillations in an active filament. On March 15$^{th}$ 2013, a M1.1 class flare was observed in the active region AR 11692. A CME was found to be associated with the flare. {The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-07 V. Pant , R. Mazumder , D. Yuan , D. Banerjee , A. K. Srivastava , Y. Shen

Context: Transverse loop oscillations and loop contractions are commonly associated with solar flares, but the two types of motion have traditionally been regarded as separate phenomena. Aims: We present an observation of coronal loops…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-26 Alexander J. B. Russell , Paulos J. A. Simoes , Lyndsay Fletcher

We study transverse fast magnetohydrodynamic waves in a system of two coronal loops modeled as smoothed, dense plasma cylinders in a uniform magnetic field. The collective oscillatory properties of the system due to the interaction between…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. Luna , J. Terradas , R. Oliver , J. L. Ballester