Radio Signature of the Strong Compression between a Streamer and a Coronal Hole Boundary
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Authors
Aguilar-Rodriguez E.,
Vourlidas A.,
Corona-Romero P.,
Monstein C.,
Reeve W. D. .,
Romero-Hernandez E.,
Andrade-Mascote E.,
Villanueva-Hernandez P.,
Peralta-Mendoza I. A. .,
Perez-Leon J. E. .,
Perez-Tijerina E.
Type
Journal Article
Year
2024
Language
English
Abstract
We present evidence of the first detection of the radio signature at metric wavelengths of the strong compression between a helmet streamer (HS) and the boundary of a coronal hole (CH) using radio observations from the Callisto MEXICO-LANCE and ALASKA-HAARP systems and white-light observations obtained by the STEREO-A/COR1-COR2 coronagraphs. The event occurred very close to the Sun (∼3.4 solar radii) and produced an intense and unusually broad drifting radio feature at metric wavelengths after a downward-drifting band of emission related to a metric Type II radio burst. The compression is caused by the interaction between an expanding structure (coronal mass ejection/shock) and the HS against the CH boundary. Observations in white light show a sharp compressive feature that propagates radially outward, while STEREO-A/EUVI images show loop oscillations at the same position angle, indicating that the interaction occurs across a range of heights. The loop oscillations cease when the compressive front loses its sharp boundary. This transition indicates a reduction of the density compression at the front and the cessation of the radio emission.
Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Volume
970
Number
2
Month
July
Start page number
L35
