Shrinking Loops Observations for the 2008 April 9 Flare
Abstract
Supra-arcade downflows (SADs) have been observed with Yohkoh/SXT (soft X-rays (SXR)), TRACE (extreme ultra-violet (EUV)), SoHO/LASCO (white light), SoHO/SUMER (EUV spectra), and Hinode/XRT (SXR). Characteristics such as low emissivity and trajectories which slow as they reach the top of the arcade are consistent with post-reconnection magnetic flux tubes. The magnetic flux within the tubes provides pressure against filling with plasma. As with the standard model of reconnection, the tubes retract from a reconnection site high in the corona until they reach a more potential magnetic configuration. Viewed from a perpendicular angle, SADs should appear as shrinking loops rather than downflowing voids. We will present observations of supra-arcade downflowing loops (SADLs) and show that their speeds and decelerations are consistent with those determined for SADs.
- Publication:
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Hinode-3: The 3rd Hinode Science Meeting
- Pub Date:
- August 2012
- Bibcode:
- 2012ASPC..454..295S