SUMER-Hinode observations of microflares: excitation of molecular hydrogen

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2007-12-06

arxiv.org/abs/0712.0983v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4 pages, 4 figures, accepted by A&A

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20078977

Concentrations of molecular hydrogen (H2) have been detected by SUMER in active region plage. The H2 is excited by O VI line emission at 1031.94 A which, although not observed, must be brightening along with the observed transition region line, Si III 1113.24 A. We have made co-ordinated observations of active region plage with the spectrometer SUMER/SoHO in lines of H2 1119.10 A and Si III 1113.24 A and with XRT/Hinode X-ray and SOT/Hinode Ca II filters. In six hours of observation, six of the seven H2 events seen occurred near a footpoint of a brightening X-ray loop. The seventh is associated with an unusually strong Si III plasma outflow. We conclude that microflare energy dissipation heats the chromosphere, reducing its opacity, so that O VI microflare emission is able to reach the lower layers of the chromosphere and excite the H2.

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