Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
May 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002a%26a...387l..13d&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.387, p.L13-L16 (2002)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
90
Mhd, Sun: Oscillations, Corona, Sunspots
Scientific paper
High cadence, 171 Alfvén A, TRACE observations show that outward propagating intensity disturbances are a common feature in large, quiescent coronal loops. These oscillations are interpreted as propagating slow magneto-acoustic waves. Using a wavelet analysis, we found periods of the order of 282 +/- 93 s. However, a careful study of the location of the footpoints revealed a distinct separation between those loops that support oscillations with periods smaller than 200 s and periods larger than 200 s. It was found that loops that are situated above sunspot regions display intensity oscillations with a period of the order of 172 +/- 32 s, whereas oscillations in ``non-sunspot'' loops show periods of the order of 321 +/- 74 s. We conclude that the observed longitudinal oscillations are not flare-driven but are most likely caused by an underlying driver exciting the loop footpoints. This result suggests that the underlying oscillations can propagate through the transition region and into the corona.
de Moortel Ineke
Hood Alan William
Ireland Jack
Walsh Robert W.
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