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We present an alternative model of coronal-loop oscillations which considers that the waves are trapped in a 2D waveguide formed by the entire arcade of field lines. This differs from the standard 1D model which treats the waves as the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Bradley W. Hindman , Rekha Jain

Current models of the solar wind must approximate (or ignore) the small-scale dynamics within the solar atmosphere, however these are likely important in shaping the emerging wave-turbulence spectrum and ultimately heating/accelerating the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-28 Adam J. Finley , Sacha A. Brun , Mats Carlsson , Mikolaj Szydlarski , Viggo Hansteen , Munehito Shoda

We use Coronal Multi-channel Polarimeter (CoMP) observations of propagating waves in the solar corona and Bayesian analysis to assess the evidence of models with resonant damping and foot-point wave power asymmetries. Two nested models are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-08-26 M. Montes-Solís , I. Arregui

In this paper, we study the temperature and density properties of multiple structural components of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) using differential emission measure (DEM) analysis. The DEM analysis is based on the six-passband EUV…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 X. Cheng , J. Zhang , S. H. Saar , M. D. Ding

Directly tracking an interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) by widely separated spacecrafts is a great challenge. However, such an event could provide us a good opportunity to study the evolution of embedded Alfv\'enic fluctuations…

Space Physics · Physics 2017-12-20 Hui Li , Chi Wang , John D. Richardson , Cui Tu

Coronal flare emission is commonly observed to decay on timescales longer than those predicted by impulsively-driven, one-dimensional flare loop models. This discrepancy is most apparent during the gradual phase, where emission from these…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-01 William Ashfield , Dana Longcope

We investigate off-limb active region and quiet Sun corona using spectroscopic data. Active region is clearly visible in several spectral lines formed in the temperature range of 1.1--2.8 MK. We derive electron number density using line…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-07 G. R. Gupta

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,…

Context: This paper investigates the effectiveness of phase mixing as a coronal heating mechanism. A key quantity is the wave damping rate, $\gamma$, defined as the ratio of the heating rate to the wave energy. Aims: We investigate whether…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-12-11 A. P. K. Prokopyszyn , A. W. Hood

Coronal loops, constituting the basic building blocks of the active Sun, serve as primary targets to help understand the mechanisms responsible for maintaining multi-million Kelvin temperatures in the solar and stellar coronae. Despite…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-11 S. Krishna Prasad , D. B. Jess , J. A. Klimchuk , D. Banerjee

Slow MHD waves are important tools for understanding the coronal structures and dynamics. In this paper, we report a number of observations, from X-Ray Telescope (XRT) on board HINODE and SDO/AIA of reflecting longitudinal waves in hot…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-09-21 Sudip Mandal , Ding Yuan , Xia Fang , Dipankar Banerjee , Vaibhav Pant , Tom Van Doorsselaere

Alfv\'{e}n waves are believed to play an important role in the heating and acceleration of the fast solar wind emanating from coronal holes. Nonlinear interactions between the dominant ${\bf z}_{+}$ waves and minority ${\bf z}_{-}$ waves…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-25 Adriaan A. van Ballegooijen , Mahboubeh Asgari-Targhi

We present a radiative magneto-hydrodynamic simulation set-up using the PENCIL CODE to study the generation, propagation and dissipation of Alfv\'en waves in the solar atmosphere which includes a convective layer, photosphere below and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-26 Piyali Chatterjee

The Alfv\'en wave energy flux in the corona can be explored using the electron density and velocity amplitude of the waves. The velocity amplitude of Alfv\'en waves can be obtained from the non-thermal velocity of the spectral line…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-03 Girjesh R. Gupta , G. Del Zanna , H. E. Mason

We performed magnetohydrodynamic simulation of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and associated giant arcade formations, and the results suggested new interpretations of observations of CMEs. We performed two cases of the simulation: with and…

MHD waves permeate the solar atmosphere and constitute potential coronal heating agents. Yet, the waves detected so far may be but a small subset of the true existing wave power. Detection is limited by instrumental constraints, but also by…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-03 Patrick Antolin , Ineke De Moortel , Tom Van Doorsselaere , Takaaki Yokoyama

We present a series of models for the plasma properties along open magnetic flux tubes rooted in solar coronal holes, streamers, and active regions. These models represent the first self-consistent solutions that combine: (1) chromospheric…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Steven R. Cranmer , Adriaan A. van Ballegooijen , Richard J. Edgar

Context. Transverse oscillations of coronal structures are currently intensively studied to explore the associated magnetohydrodynamic wave physics and perform seismology of the local medium. Aims. We make a first attempt to measure the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-01 C. R. Goddard , G. Nisticò

Dynamic fibrils (DFs) are commonly observed chromospheric features in solar active regions. Recent observations from the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) aboard the Solar Orbiter have revealed unambiguous signatures of DFs at the coronal…

The highly-filamented nature of the coronal plasma significantly influences dynamic processes in the corona such as magnetohydrodynamic waves and oscillations. Fast magnetoacoustic waves, guided by coronal plasma non-uniformities, exhibit…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-27 Dmitrii Y. Kolotkov , Valery M. Nakariakov , Maximilien Cloesen