Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005apj...622.1202c&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 622, Issue 2, pp. 1202-1210.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
79
Sun: Activity, Sun: Corona, Sun: Magnetic Fields, Waves
Scientific paper
Early observations by the EUV Imaging Telescope (EIT) on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory indicated that propagating diffuse wave fronts, now conventionally referred to as ``EIT waves,'' can often be seen on the solar disk with a propagation velocity several times smaller than that of Hα Moreton waves. They are almost always associated with coronal mass ejections. We have previously confirmed the existence of such a wave phenomenon with numerical simulations, which indicate that there does exist a slower moving ``wave'' much behind the coronal counterpart of the Hα Moreton wave. Further observations have disclosed many new features of the EIT waves: the waves stop near the separatrix between active regions, sometimes they experience acceleration from the active region to the quiet region, and so on. Here we report on MHD simulations performed to demonstrate how the typical features of EIT waves can all be accounted for within our theoretical model, in which the EIT waves are thought to be formed by successive stretching or opening of closed field lines driven by an erupting flux rope. The relationship between EIT waves, Hα Moreton waves, and type II radio bursts is discussed, with an emphasis on reconciling the discrepancies among different views of the ``EIT wave'' phenomenon.
Chen Peng-Fei
Fang Chen
Shibata Kazunari
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