Discovery of Spatial Periodicities in a Coronal Loop using Automated Edge-Tracking Algorithms

Details Discovery of Spatial Periodicities in a Coronal Loop using Automated Edge-Tracking Algorithms Discovery of Spatial Periodicities in a Coronal Loop using Automated Edge-Tracking Algorithms

2008-02-14

arxiv.org/abs/0802.1971v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

7 pages, 11 figures

Scientific paper

10.1086/587735

A new method for automated coronal loop tracking, in both spatial and temporal domains, is presented. Applying this technique to TRACE data, obtained using the 171 Angstrom filter on 1998 July 14, we detect a coronal loop undergoing a 270s kink-mode oscillation, as previously found by Aschwanden et al. (1999). However, we also detect flare-induced, and previously unnoticed, spatial periodicities on a scale of 3500km, which occur along the coronal-loop edge. Furthermore, we establish a reduction in oscillatory power for these spatial periodicities of 45% over a 222s interval. We relate the reduction in detected oscillatory power to the physical damping of these loop-top oscillations.

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