Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007apj...659..758q&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 659, Issue 1, pp. 758-772.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
53
Sun: Solar-Terrestrial Relations, Sun: Activity, Sun: Coronal Mass Ejections (Cmes), Sun: Flares, Sun: Magnetic Fields
Scientific paper
We present the first quantitative comparison between the total magnetic reconnection flux in the low corona in the wake of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and the magnetic flux in magnetic clouds (MCs) that reach 1 AU 2-3 days after CME onset. The total reconnection flux is measured from flare ribbons, and the MC flux is computed using in situ observations at 1 AU, all ranging from 1020 to 1022 Mx. It is found that for the nine studied events in which the association between flares, CMEs, and MCs is identified, the MC flux is correlated with the total reconnection flux Φr. Further, the poloidal (azimuthal) MC flux Φp is comparable with the reconnection flux Φr, and the toroidal (axial) MC flux Φt is a fraction of Φr. Events associated with filament eruption do not exhibit a different Φt,p-Φr relation from events not accompanied by erupting filaments. The relations revealed between these independently measured physical quantities suggest that for the studied samples, the magnetic flux and twist of interplanetary magnetic flux ropes, reflected by MCs, are highly relevant to low-corona magnetic reconnection during the eruption. We discuss the implications of this result for the formation mechanism of twisted magnetic flux ropes, namely, whether the helical structure of the magnetic flux rope is largely pre-existing or formed in situ by low-corona magnetic reconnection. We also measure magnetic flux encompassed in coronal dimming regions (Φd) and discuss its relation to the reconnection flux inferred from flare ribbons and MC flux.
Howard Timothy A.
Hu Qiang
Qiu Jiong
Yurchyshyn Vasyl B.
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