The spatial relation between EUV cavities and linear polarization signatures
Abstract
Solar coronal cavities are regions of rarefied density and elliptical cross-section. The Coronal Multi-channel Polarimeter (CoMP) obtains daily full-Sun coronal observations in linear polarization, allowing a systematic analysis of the coronal magnetic field in polar-crown prominence cavities. These cavities commonly possess a characteristic ``lagomorphic'' signature in linear polarization that may be explained by a magnetic flux-rope model. We analyze the spatial relation between the EUV cavity and the CoMP linear polarization signature.
- Publication:
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Nature of Prominences and their Role in Space Weather
- Pub Date:
- January 2014
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921313011253
- Bibcode:
- 2014IAUS..300..395B
- Keywords:
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- Sun: corona;
- Sun: filaments;
- prominences;
- Sun: infrared;
- Sun: magnetic field