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We report on the characterization of a coronal mass ejection (CME) observed on 22 October 2003 by the LASCO-C2 and C3 coronagraphs over a time interval of 6 hours. This CME clearly appears as an asymmetric flux-rope in self-similar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-08 Philippe Lamy , Yannick Boursier , Jean Loirat , Andrei Zhukov

Between the 13 and 16 of February 2011 a series of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) erupted from multiple polarity inversion lines within active region 11158. For seven of these CMEs we use the Graduated Cylindrical Shell (GCS) flux rope model…

Space Physics · Physics 2017-06-21 C. Kay , N. Gopalswamy , H. Xie , S. Yashiro

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are the primary drivers of adverse space-weather events, yet their initiation and onset prediction remain insufficiently understood due to the complexity of the magnetic topology and physical processes in real…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-13 J. H. Guo , S. Poedts , B. Schmieder , Y. Guo , C. Zhou , H. Wu , Y. W. Ni , Z. Zhong , Y. H. Zhou , S. H. Li , P. F. Chen

We present an analysis of {\it in situ} and remote-sensing measurements of a coronal mass ejection (CME) that erupted on 2021 February 20 and impacted both the Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO)-A and the {\it Wind}…

We present an analysis of the formation of atmospheric flux ropes in a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) solar flux emergence simulation. The simulation domain ranges from the top of the solar interior to the low corona. A twisted magnetic flux…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 David MacTaggart , Andrew Haynes

During 2011 February 13 to 15, three Earth-directed CMEs launched in successively were recorded as limb CMEs by coronagraphs (COR) of STEREO. These CMEs provided an opportunity to study their geometrical and kinematic evolution from…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Wageesh Mishra , Nandita Srivastava

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are energetic expulsions of organized magnetic features from the Sun. The study of CME quasi-periodicity helps establish a possible relationship between CMEs, solar flares, and geomagnetic disturbances. We used…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-15 Xia Li , Hui Deng , Feng Wang , Linhua Deng , Ying Mei

We present a first-principles-based coronal mass ejection (CME) model suitable for both scientific and operational purposes by combining a global magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) solar wind model with a flux rope-driven CME model. Realistic CME…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-18 M. Jin , W. B. Manchester , B. van der Holst , I. Sokolov , G. Toth , R. E. Mullinix , A. Taktakishvili , A. Chulaki , T. I. Gombosi

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are the main drivers of disturbances in the solar heliosphere because they propagate and interact with the magnetic field of the solar wind. It is crucial to investigate the evolution of CMEs and their…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-11 Tinatin Baratashvili , Emma Davies , Eva Weiler , Brigitte Schmieder , Pascal Démoulin , Stefaan Poedts

A simple model of the coronal magnetic field prior to the CME eruption on May 12 1997 is developed. First, the magnetic field is constructed by superimposing a large-scale background field and a localized bipolar field to model the active…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-03-11 V. S. Titov , Z. Mikic , J. A. Linker , R. Lionello

Context. In the scope of space weather forecasting, it is crucial to be able to more reliably predict the arrival time, speed, and magnetic field configuration of coronal mass ejections (CMEs). From the time a CME is launched, the dominant…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-09-28 K. Martinic , M. Dumbovic , J. Calogovic , B. Vrsnak , N. Al-Haddad , M. Temmer

The thorough understanding on the initiation of coronal mass ejections (CMEs), which is manifested as a slow rise of pre-eruptive structures before the impulsive ejection in kinematics, is the key for forecasting the solar eruptions. In our…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-22 Chen Xing , Xin Cheng , Guillaume Aulanier , Mingde Ding

Solar coronal dimmings have been observed extensively in the past two decades. Due to their close association with coronal mass ejections (CMEs), there is a critical need to improve our understanding of the physical processes that cause…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-13 Meng Jin , Mark C. M. Cheung , Marc L. DeRosa , Nariaki V. Nitta , Carolus J. Schrijver

We perform a numerical study of the evolution of a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) and its interaction with the coronal magnetic field based on the May 12, 1997, CME event using a global MagnetoHydroDynamic (MHD) model for the solar corona. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 O. Cohen , G. D. R. Attrill , N. A. Schwadron , N. U. Crooker , M. J. Owens , C. Downs , T. I. Gombosi

Solar filament eruptions play a crucial role in triggering coronal mass ejections (CMEs). More than 80 % of eruptions lead to a CME. This correlation has been studied extensively during the past solar cycles and the last long solar minimum.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 B. Schmieder , P. Demoulin , G. Aulanier

Context: Many previous studies have shown that the magnetic precursor of a coronal mass ejection (CME) takes the form of a magnetic flux rope, and a subset of them have become known as `hot flux ropes' due to their emission signatures in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-04 Alexander W James , Lucie M Green , Lidia van Driel-Gesztelyi , Gherardo Valori

We investigated mini-filament (MF) eruptions near coronal hole (CH) boundaries to explore their role in coronal dynamics and their potential contributions to the solar wind. Using high-resolution H$\alpha$ images from the 1.6m Goode Solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-24 Nengyi Huang , Haimin Wang

We present several models of the magnetic structure of solar coronal mass ejections (CMEs). First, we model CMEs as expanding force-free magnetic structures. While keeping the internal magnetic field structure of the stationary solutions,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-10-04 Maxim Lyutikov , Konstantinos Nektarios Gourgouliatos

Numerical models of the solar wind and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) utilize photospheric magnetic field observations to prescribe the inner boundary conditions for the plasma solutions. These magnetic field data are available to the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-03 Nishtha Sachdeva , Zhenguang Huang , Gabor Toth , Hongfan Chen , Ward B. Manchester , Bart van der Holst

The availability of high quality synoptic observations of the EUV and visible corona during the SOHO mission has advanced our understanding of the low corona manifestations of CMEs. The EUV imager/white light coronagraph connection has been…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-08-11 Eva Robbrecht , Spiros Patsourakos , Angelos Vourlidas
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