Spatial analysis of solar type III events associated with narrow band spikes at metric wavelengths

Details Spatial analysis of solar type III events associated with narrow band spikes at metric wavelengths Spatial analysis of solar type III events associated with narrow band spikes at metric wavelengths

2001-03-29

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0103491v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

11 pages, 9 figures

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20010358

The spatial association of narrow band metric radio spikes with type III bursts is analyzed. The analysis addresses the question of a possible causal relation between the spike emission and the acceleration of the energetic electrons causing the type III burst. The spikes are identified by the Phoenix-2 spectrometer (ETH Zurich) from survey solar observations in the frequency range from 220 MHz to 530 MHz. Simultaneous spatial information was provided by the Nancay Radioheliograph (NRH) at several frequencies. Five events were selected showing spikes at one or two and type III bursts at two or more Nancay frequencies. The 3-dimensional geometry of the single events has been reconstructed by applying different coronal density models. As a working hypothesis it is assumed that emission at the plasma frequency or its harmonic is the responsible radiation process for the spikes as well as for the type III bursts. It has been found that the spike source location is consistent with the backward extrapolation of the trajectory of the type III bursts, tracing a magnetic field line. In one of the analyzed events, type III bursts with two different trajectories originating from the same spike source could be identified. These findings support the hypothesis that narrow band metric spikes are closely related to the acceleration region.

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