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We present numerical simulations, obtained with the Versatile Advection Code, of the oscillations of an inverse polarity prominence. The internal prominence equilibrium, the surrounding corona and the inert photosphere are well represented.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 N. A. J. Schutgens , G. Toth

Solar tornados are dynamical, conspicuously helical magnetic structures mainly observed as a prominence activity. We investigate and propose a triggering mechanism for the solar tornado observed in a prominence cavity by SDO/AIA on…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 N. K. Panesar , D. E. Innes , S. K. Tiwari , B. C. Low

We report on the tornado-like evolution of a quiescent prominence on 2014 November 1. The eastern section of the prominence first rose slowly transforming into an arch-shaped structure as high as ~150 Mm above the limb; the arch then…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-04 Wensi Wang , Rui Liu , Yuming Wang

Context. A large prominence was observed on September 24, 2013, for three hours (12:12 UT -15:12 UT) with the newly launched (June 2013) Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS), THEMIS (Tenerife), the Hinode Solar Optical Telescope…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-01 Brigitte Schmieder , Hui Tian , Arturo Lopez Ariste , Nicole Mein , Pierre Mein , Kevin Dalmasse , Leon Golub

We use data from the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) to study the most likely formation of a forced reconnection region and associated plasma blobs, triggered by jet-like structures in a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-19 Sudheer K. Mishra , A. K. Srivastava , S. P. Rajaguru , P. Jelínek

Context. Different modes of oscillations are frequently observed in solar prominences/filaments, and prominence seismology helps estimate important physical parameters like the magnetic field strength. Although the simultaneous detection of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-07 Upasna Baweja , Vaibhav Pant , Iñigo Arregui , M. Saleem Khan

We report on results of high resolution two fluid non-linear simulations of the Rayleigh Taylor Instability (RTI) at the interface between a solar prominence and the corona. These follow results reported earlier by Popescu Braileanu et al.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-01 B. Popescu Braileanu , V. S. Lukin , E. Khomenko

We report an unusual set of observations of waves in a large prominence pillar which consist of pulses propagating perpendicular to the prominence magnetic field. We observe a huge quiescent prominence with the Solar Dynamics Observatory…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 B. Schmieder , T. A. Kucera , K. Knizhnik , M. Luna , A. Lopez-Ariste , D. Toot

Prominences or filaments are cool clouds of partially ionized plasma living in the solar corona. Ground- and space-based observations have confirmed the presence of oscillatory motions in prominences and they have been interpreted in terms…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Roberto Soler , Jose Luis Ballester

Despite the increasing sophistication of numerical models of hot Jupiter atmospheres, the large time-scale separation required in simulating the wide range in electrical conductivity between the dayside and nightside has made it difficult…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-10-24 Santiago J. Benavides , Keaton J. Burns , Basile Gallet , Glenn R. Flierl

Developing an understanding of how magnetic fields can become entangled in a prominence is important for predicting a possible eruption. This work investigates the kinetic energy and vorticity associated with plasma motion residing inside…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-02-12 M. S. Freed , D. E. McKenzie , D. W. Longcope , M. Wilburn

Solar prominences are subject to both field-aligned (longitudinal) and transverse oscillatory motions, as evidenced by an increasing number of observations. Large-amplitude longitudinal motions provide valuable information on the geometry…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-09-28 M. Luna , A. J. Diaz , R. Oliver , J. Terradas , J. Karpen

One of the most striking structures in the solar atmosphere are prominences, predominantly coronal structures, with thermodynamic conditions that vary from chromospheric internally to the corona that surrounds them. These structures play an…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-14 V. Jerčić , B. Popescu Braileanu , R. Keppens

Quiescent prominences are thin slabs of cold, dense plasma embedded in the much hotter and rarer solar corona. Although their global shape is rather irregular, they are often characterised by an internal structure consisting of a large…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-02-23 R. Oliver

Multi-wavelength observations of prominence eruptions provide an opportunity to uncover the physical mechanism of the triggering and the evolution process of the eruption. In this paper, we investigated an erupting prominence on October 14,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-07 Haiqing Xu , Jiangtao Su , Jie Chen , Guiping Ruan , Arun Kumar Awasthi , Hongqi Zhang , Mei Zhang , Kaifan Ji , Yuzong Zhang , Jiajia Liu

In an inhomogeneous magnetised plasma the transport of energy and particles perpendicular to the magnetic field is in general mainly caused by quasi two-dimensional turbulent fluid mixing. The physics of turbulence and structure formation…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2010-03-05 Alexander Kendl

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

High-resolution observations of the inner regions of barred disk galaxies have revealed many asymmetrical, small-scale central features, some of which are best described as secondary bars. Because orbital time-scales in the galaxy center…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Witold Maciejewski , Linda S. Sparke

Solar prominences are very spectacular structures embedded in the tenuous and hot solar corona. The counterstreaming flows, a common feature in solar quiescent prominences, have been discovered for more than twenty years. However, the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-07 X. L. Yan , Z. K. Xue , J. C. Wang , P. F. Chen , K. F. Ji , C. Xia , L. H. Yang , D. F. Kong , Z. Xu , Y. A. Zhou , Q. L. Li

The temporal evolution of a solar prominence inserted in a three-dimensional magnetic flux rope is investigated numerically. Using the model of Titov Demoulin (1999) under the regime of weak twist, the cold and dense prominence counteracts…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-13 J. Terradas , R. Soler , M. Luna , R. Oliver , J. L. Ballester , A. N. Wright