The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society (천문학회보)
- Volume 43 Issue 1
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- Pages.54.4-55
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- 2018
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- 1226-2692(pISSN)
Estimation of Halo CME's radial speeds using coronal shock waves based on EUV observations
- Jeong, Hyunjin (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
- Moon, Yong-Jae (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University)
- Published : 2018.05.08
Abstract
Propagating speeds of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) have been calculated by several geometrical models based on multi-view observations (STEREO/SECCHI and SOHO/LASCO). But in 2015, we were unable to obtain radial velocity of a CME because the STEREO satellites were located near the backside of the sun. As an alternative to resolve this problem, we propose a method to combine a coronal shock front, which appears on the outermost of the CME, and an EUV-wave that occurs on the solar disk. According to recent studies, EUV-wave occurs as a footprint of the coronal shockwave on the lower solar atmosphere. In this study, the shock, observed as a bubble shape, is assumed as a perfect sphere. This assumption makes it possible to determine the height of a coronal shock, by matching the position of an EUV-wave on the solar disk and a coronal shock front in coronagraph. The radial velocity of Halo-CME is calculated from the rate of coronal shock position shift. For an event happened on 2011 February 15, the calculated speed in this method is a little slower than the real velocity but faster than the apparent one. And these results and the efficiency of this approach are discussed.
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