Anfinogentov, S., Nisticò, Giuseppe and Nakariakov, V. M. (Valery M.) (2013) Decay-less kink oscillations in coronal loops. Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 560 . Article number A107. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322094

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Abstract

Context: Kink oscillations of coronal loops in an off-limb active region are detected with the Imaging Assembly Array (AIA) instruments of the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) at 171 Å.

Aims: We aim to measure periods and amplitudes of kink oscillations of different loops and to determinate the evolution of the oscillation phase along the oscillating loop.

Methods: Oscillating coronal loops were visually identified in the field of view of SDO/AIA and STEREO/EUVI-A: the loop length was derived by three-dimensional analysis. Several slits were taken along the loops to assemble time-distance maps. We identified oscillatory patterns and retrieved periods and amplitudes of the oscillations. We applied the cross-correlation technique to estimate the phase shift between oscillations at different segments of oscillating loops.

Results: We found that all analysed loops show low-amplitude undamped transverse oscillations. Oscillation periods of loops in the same active region range from 2.5 to 11 min, and are different for different loops. The displacement amplitude is lower than 1 Mm. The oscillation phase is constant along each analysed loop. The spatial structure of the phase of the oscillations corresponds to the fundamental standing kink mode. We conclude that the observed behaviour is consistent with the empirical model in terms of a damped harmonic resonator affected by a non-resonant continuously operating external force.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Physics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Sun -- Corona, Sun -- Corona -- Magnetic fields , Solar oscillations
Journal or Publication Title:	Astronomy & Astrophysics
Publisher:	EDP Sciences
ISSN:	0004-6361
Official Date:	2013
Dates:	Date Event 2013 Published
Volume:	Volume 560
Article Number:	Article number A107
DOI:	10.1051/0004-6361/201322094
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Funder:	Marie Curie Cancer Care, European Research Council (ERC), Russia (Federation). Ministerstvo obrazovanii︠a︡ i nauki [Ministry of Education and Science], Rossiĭskiĭ fond fundamentalʹnykh issledovaniĭ [Russian Foundation for Basic Research] (RFBR), Kyŏnghŭi Taehakkyo [Kyung Hee University] (Seoul (Korea), Science and Technology Facilities Council (Great Britain) (STFC)
Grant number:	2011-295272 (MC) ; 321141 (ERC) ; 8524, 8407 (RF) ; 12-02-33110-mol-a-ved, 12-02-31746-mol-a, 13-02-00044-a, 13-02-90472-ukr-f-a (RFBR)

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