Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007apj...667..610h&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 667, Issue 1, pp. 610-625.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Interplanetary Medium, Sun: Solar-Terrestrial Relations, Sun: Solar Wind, Sun: Coronal Mass Ejections (Cmes)
Scientific paper
Two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are presented which were tracked through the LASCO field of view (FOV) within 30 Rsolar and later as interplanetary CMEs (ICMEs) through the SMEI FOV from 80 to 150 Rsolar. They were also associated with erupting filaments observed by EIT, providing information on trajectory of propagation. This allowed three-dimensional reconstructions of CME/ICME geometry, along with corrected (not sky plane projected) measurements of distance-time (DT) plots for each event to ~0.5 AU. An investigation of morphology was conducted. The results suggest that fine structures of the CMEs are eroded by the solar wind, and curvature becomes more sharply convex outward, suggesting that ICME footpoints remain fixed to the Sun even at 0.5 AU. We also present two models describing the evolution of CMEs/ICMEs at large distances from the Sun (far from the launch mechanism and effects of gravity and solar pressure) and consider two drag models: aerodynamic drag and snowplow. There was little difference between these, and their DT profiles matched well with the SMEI data for event 1. Event 2 showed a net acceleration between the LASCO and SMEI FOVs and we could match the data for this event well by introducing a driving Lorentz force. ICME mass almost doubled as a result of swept-up solar wind material from the snowplow model. Finally, we compared the geometry and kinematics of the ICME with that produced by the HAFv2 model and found that the model reasonably matched the geometry, but overestimated the ICME speed.
Fry Craig D.
Howard Tim A.
Johnston Janet C.
Webb David F.
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