Solar 'EIT Waves' - What are They?

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Using spectral data from the Coronal Diagnostic Spectrometer (CDS) instrument on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft we observe a coronal wave feature which occurred in association with a solar eruption and flare on 1998 June~13. EUV images from the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) satellite show that the coronal wave consists of two aspects: (1) a ``bright wave'' which shows up prominently in the TRACE difference images moves with a velocity of approximately 200km/s and is followed by a strong dimming region behind it and (2) a ``weak wave'' which is faint in the TRACE images has a velocity of about 500km/s and appears to disperse out of the bright wave. A ``high-velocity'' CDS feature however occurs after the weak wave passes which appears to correspond to ejection of cool filament-like material in TRACE images. Our observations have similarities with a numerical simulation model of coronal waves presented by Chen etal (2002) who suggests that coronal waves consist of a faster-propagating piston-driven portion and a more slowly-propagating portion due to the opening of field lines associated with an erupting filament.

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