Bibcode
Moreno-Insertis, F.; Galsgaard, K.
Referencia bibliográfica
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 771, Issue 1, article id. 20, 18 pp. (2013).
Fecha de publicación:
7
2013
Revista
Número de citas
145
Número de citas referidas
140
Descripción
A three-dimensional (3D) numerical experiment of the launching of a hot
and fast coronal jet followed by several violent eruptions is analyzed
in detail. These events are initiated through the emergence of a
magnetic flux rope from the solar interior into a coronal hole. We
explore the evolution of the emerging magnetically dominated plasma dome
surmounted by a current sheet and the ensuing pattern of reconnection. A
hot and fast coronal jet with inverted-Y shape is produced that shows
properties comparable to those frequently observed with EUV and X-ray
detectors. We analyze its 3D shape, its inhomogeneous internal
structure, and its rise and decay phases, lasting for some 15-20 minutes
each. Particular attention is devoted to the field line connectivities
and the reconnection pattern. We also study the cool and high-density
volume that appears to encircle the emerged dome. The decay of the jet
is followed by a violent phase with a total of five eruptions. The first
of them seems to follow the general pattern of tether-cutting
reconnection in a sheared arcade, although modified by the field
topology created by the preceding reconnection evolution. The two
following eruptions take place near and above the strong-field
concentrations at the surface. They show a twisted, Ω-loop-like
rope expanding in height, with twist being turned into writhe, thus
hinting at a kink instability (perhaps combined with a torus
instability) as the cause of the eruption. The succession of a main jet
ejection and a number of violent eruptions that resemble mini-CMEs and
their physical properties suggest that this experiment may provide a
model for the blowout jets recently proposed in the literature.
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