Erupting Solar Magnetic Flux Ropes: Theory and Observation
Abstract
Measurements of coronograph (LASCO) and extreme-ultraviolet (EIT) images are presented for 11 coronal mass ejection (CME) events. Detailed measurements of these events, selected because they have flux-rope-like morphological features, show excellent agreement with results from a theoretical model of erupting flux-rope dynamics. Here, data are used to provide inputs and constraints on the model wherever possible. We conclude that flux rope CMEs constitute a distinct class of CMEs, characterized by specific morphological and dynamical properties.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- December 2001
- DOI:
- 10.1086/323844
- Bibcode:
- 2001ApJ...562.1045K
- Keywords:
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- Sun: Activity;
- Sun: Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs);
- Sun: Magnetic Fields;
- Sun: Prominences