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Kohutova, Petra, Verwichte, E. (Erwin) and Froment, Clara (2020) First direct observation of a torsional Alfvén oscillation at coronal heights. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 633 . L6. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201937144
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201937144
Abstract
Context. Torsional Alfvén waves are promising candidates for the transport of energy across different layers of the solar atmosphere. They have been predicted theoretically for decades. Previous detections of Alfvén waves so far have however mostly relied on indirect signatures.
Aims. We present the first direct observational evidence of a fully resolved torsional Alfvén oscillation of a large-scale structure occurring at coronal heights.
Methods. We analysed IRIS imaging and spectral observation of a surge resulting from magnetic reconnection between active region prominence threads and surrounding magnetic field lines.
Results. The IRIS spectral data provide clear evidence of an oscillation in the line-of-sight velocity with a 180° phase difference between the oscillation signatures at opposite edges of the surge flux tube. This together with an alternating tilt in the Si IV and Mg II k spectra across the flux tube and the trajectories traced by the individual threads of the surge material provide clear evidence of torsional oscillation of the flux tube.
Conclusions. Our observation shows that magnetic reconnection leads to the generation of large-scale torsional Alfvén waves.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||||||
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QB Astronomy Q Science > QC Physics |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Physics | ||||||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Sun -- Corona, Magnetohydrodynamics, Cosmic magnetic fields, Solar oscillations -- Research | ||||||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Astronomy and Astrophysics | ||||||||||||
| Publisher: | EDP Sciences | ||||||||||||
| ISSN: | 0004-6361 | ||||||||||||
| Official Date: | 13 January 2020 | ||||||||||||
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| Volume: | 633 | ||||||||||||
| Article Number: | L6 | ||||||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1051/0004-6361/201937144 | ||||||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | Reproduced with permission from Astronomy & Astrophysics, © ESO | ||||||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||||||
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