Simultaneous Observation of a Moreton Wave on 1997 November 3 in Hα and Soft X-Rays

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Jun 2002

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002apj...572l.109n&link_type=abstract

The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 572, Issue 1, pp. L109-L112.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

61

Shock Waves, Sun: Chromosphere, Sun: Corona, Sun: Flares, Sun: Magnetic Fields

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We report the observation of a Moreton wave in Hα (line center and +/-0.8 Å) with the Flare Monitoring Telescope at the Hida Observatory of Kyoto University at 4:36-4:41 UT on 1997 November 3. The same region (NOAA Active Region 8100) was simultaneously observed in soft X-rays with the soft X-ray telescope on board Yohkoh, and a wavelike disturbance (``X-ray wave'') was also found. The position of the wave front as well as the direction of propagation of the X-ray wave roughly agree with those of the Moreton wave. The propagation speeds of the Moreton wave and the X-ray wave are about 490+/-40 and 630+/-100 km s-1, respectively. Assuming that the X-ray wave is an MHD fast-mode shock, we can estimate the propagation speed of the shock, on the basis of MHD shock theory and the observed soft X-ray intensities ahead of and behind the X-ray wave front. The estimated fast shock speed is 400-760 km s-1, which is in rough agreement with the observed propagation speed of the X-ray wave. The fast-mode Mach number of the X-ray wave is also estimated to be about 1.15-1.25. These results suggest that the X-ray wave is a weak MHD fast-mode shock propagating through the corona and hence is the coronal counterpart of the Moreton wave.

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