Levens, P.J., Schmieder, B., López Ariste, A., Labrosse, N. , Dalmasse, K. and Gelly, B. (2016) Magnetic field in atypical prominence structures: bubble, tornado, and eruption. Astrophysical Journal, 826(2), 164. (doi: 10.3847/0004-637X/826/2/164)
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Abstract
Spectropolarimetric observations of prominences have been obtained with the THEMIS telescope during four years of coordinated campaigns. Our aim is now to understand the conditions of the cool plasma and magnetism in "atypical" prominences, namely when the measured inclination of the magnetic field departs, to some extent, from the predominantly horizontal field found in "typical" prominences. What is the role of the magnetic field in these prominence types? Are plasma dynamics more important in these cases than the magnetic support? We focus our study on three types of "atypical" prominences (tornadoes, bubbles, and jet-like prominence eruptions) that have all been observed by THEMIS in the He i D3 line, from which the Stokes parameters can be derived. The magnetic field strength, inclination, and azimuth in each pixel are obtained by using the inversion method of principal component analysis on a model of single scattering in the presence of the Hanle effect. The magnetic field in tornadoes is found to be more or less horizontal, whereas for the eruptive prominence it is mostly vertical. We estimate a tendency toward higher values of magnetic field strength inside the bubbles than outside in the surrounding prominence. In all of the models in our database, only one magnetic field orientation is considered for each pixel. While sufficient for most of the main prominence body, this assumption appears to be oversimplified in atypical prominence structures. We should consider these observations as the result of superposition of multiple magnetic fields, possibly even with a turbulent field component.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Labrosse, Dr Nicolas and Levens, Peter |
| Authors: | Levens, P.J., Schmieder, B., López Ariste, A., Labrosse, N., Dalmasse, K., and Gelly, B. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Journal Name: | Astrophysical Journal |
| Publisher: | IOP Publishing |
| ISSN: | 0004-637X |
| ISSN (Online): | 1538-4357 |
| Published Online: | 28 July 2016 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2016 The American Astronomical Society |
| First Published: | First published in Astrophysical Journal 826(2): 164 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
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