Formation of the CME Leading Edge Observed in the 2003 February 18 Event

Details Formation of the CME Leading Edge Observed in the 2003 February 18 Event Formation of the CME Leading Edge Observed in the 2003 February 18 Event

Dec 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006chjaa...6..741b&link_type=abstract

Chinese Journal of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol. 6, p. 741-750

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Sun: Coronal Mass Ejections (Cmes), Sun: Filaments, Sun: Flares

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This work investigates a typical coronal mass ejection (CME) observed on 2003 February 18, by various space and ground instruments, in white light, Hα, EUV and X-ray. The Hα and EUV images indicate that the CME started with the eruption of a long filament located near the solar northwest limb. The white light coronal images show that the CME initiated with the rarefaction of a region above the solar limb and followed by the formation of a bright arcade at the boundary of the rarefying region at height 0.46 R&sun; above the solar surface. The rarefying process synchronized with the slow rising phase of the eruptive filament, and the CME leading edge was observed to form as the latter started to accelerate. The lower part of the filament brightened in Hα as the filament rose to a certain height and parts of the filament was visible in the GOES X-ray images during the rise. These brightenings imply that the filament may be heated by the magnetic reconnection below the filament in the early stage of the eruption. We suggest that a possible mechanism which leads to the formation of the CME leading edge and cavity is the magnetic reconnection which takes place below the filament after the filament has reached a certain height.

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