Bibcode
Luna, M.; Su, Y.; Schmieder, B.; Chandra, R.; Kucera, T. A.
Bibliographical reference
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 850, Issue 2, article id. 143, 13 pp. (2017).
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We follow the eruption of two related intermediate filaments observed in
Hα (from GONG) and EUV (from Solar Dynamics Observatory
SDO/Atmospheric Imaging assembly AIA) and the resulting large-amplitude
longitudinal oscillations of the plasma in the filament channels. The
events occurred in and around the decayed active region AR12486 on 2016
January 26. Our detailed study of the oscillation reveals that the
periods of the oscillations are about one hour. In Hα, the period
decreases with time and exhibits strong damping. The analysis of 171
Å images shows that the oscillation has two phases: an initial
long-period phase and a subsequent oscillation with a shorter period. In
this wavelength, the damping appears weaker than in Hα. The
velocity is the largest ever detected in a prominence oscillation,
approximately 100 {km} {{{s}}}-1. Using SDO/HMI magnetograms,
we reconstruct the magnetic field of the filaments, modeled as flux
ropes by using a flux-rope insertion method. Applying seismological
techniques, we determine that the radii of curvature of the field lines
in which cool plasma is condensed are in the range 75–120 Mm, in
agreement with the reconstructed field. In addition, we infer a field
strength of ≥7 to 30 Gauss, depending on the electron density
assumed, that is also in agreement with the values from the
reconstruction (8–20 Gauss). The poloidal flux is zero and the
axis flux is on the order of 1020 to 1021 Mx,
confirming the high shear existing even in a non-active filament.
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