Direct Detection of a CME-Associated Shock in LASCO White Light Images

Details Direct Detection of a CME-Associated Shock in LASCO White Light Images Direct Detection of a CME-Associated Shock in LASCO White Light Images

2003-08-21

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0308367v1

Astrophys.J.598:1392-1402,2003

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in the ApJ

Scientific paper

10.1086/379098

The LASCO C2 and C3 coronagraphs recorded a unique coronal mass ejection on April 2, 1999. The event did not have the typical three-part CME structure and involved a small filament eruption without any visibile overlying streamer ejecta. The event exhibited an unusually clear signature of a wave propagating at the CME flanks. The speed and density of the CME front and flanks were consistent with the existence of a shock. To better establish the nature of the white light wave signature, we employed a simple MHD simulation using the LASCO measurements as constraints. Both the measurements and the simulation strongly suggest that the white light feature is the density enhancement from a fast-mode MHD shock. In addition, the LASCO images clearly show streamers being deflected when the shock impinges on them. It is the first direct imaging of this interaction.

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