Published May 20, 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

A solar type II radio burst from coronal mass ejection-coronal ray interaction: Simultaneous radio and extreme ultraviolet imaging

  • 1. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, and Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, 264209 Weihai (China)
  • 2. Key Laboratory of Dark Matter and Space Astronomy, Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008 Nanjing (China)
  • 3. Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (United States)
  • 4. Department of Space Science and CSPAR, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899 (United States)

Description

Simultaneous radio and extreme ultraviolet (EUV)/white-light imaging data are examined for a solar type II radio burst occurring on 2010 March 18 to deduce its source location. Using a bow-shock model, we reconstruct the three-dimensional EUV wave front (presumably the type-II-emitting shock) based on the imaging data of the two Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory spacecraft. It is then combined with the Nançay radio imaging data to infer the three-dimensional position of the type II source. It is found that the type II source coincides with the interface between the coronal mass ejection (CME) EUV wave front and a nearby coronal ray structure, providing evidence that the type II emission is physically related to the CME-ray interaction. This result, consistent with those of previous studies, is based on simultaneous radio and EUV imaging data for the first time.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/787/1/59

Additional details

Identifiers

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal
Journal Volume
787
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[7 p.]
ISSN
0004-637X
CODEN
ASJOAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46061998
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
EMISSION; EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; INTERACTIONS; INTERFACES; MASS; RADIO GALAXIES; SHOCK WAVES; SUN; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; VISIBLE RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GALAXIES; MAIN SEQUENCE STARS; RADIATIONS; STARS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION