• 천문학회보
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.97-97
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• 2012

Hinode/XRT has observed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) since it launched on Sep. 2006. Observing programs of Hinode/XRT, called 'CME watch', perform several binned observations to obtain large FOV observations with long exposure time that allows the detection of faint CME plasmas in high temperatures. Using those observations, we determine the upper limit to the mass of hot CME plasma using emission measure by assuming the observed plasma structure. In some events, an associated prominence eruption and CME plasma were observed in EUV observations as absorption or emission features. The absorption feature provides the lower limit to the cold mass while the emission feature provides the upper limit to the mass of observed CME plasma in X-ray and EUV passbands. In addition, some events were observed by coronagraph observations (SOHO/LASCO, STEREO/COR1) that allow the determination of total CME mass. However, some events were not observed by the coronagraphs possibly because of low density of the CME plasma. We present the mass constraints of CME plasma and associated prominence as determined by emission and absorption in EUV and X-ray passbands, then compare this mass to the total CME mass as derived from coronagraphs.

• 천문학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2003

We have examined the relationship between the speeds of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and the GOES X-ray peak fluxes of associated flares. Noting that previous studies were possibly affected by projection effects and random association effects, we have considered two sets of carefully selected CME-flare events: four homologous events and four well-observed limb events. In the respective samples, good correlations are found between the CME speeds and the GOES X-ray peak fluxes of the associated flares. A similarly good correlation is found for all eight events of both samples when the CME speeds of the homologous events are corrected for projection effect. Our results suggest that a close relationship possibly exists between CME kinematics and flaring processes.

• 천문학회보
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.43.3-43.3
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• 2019

A coronal mass ejection (CME) mass is generally estimated by the total brightness measured from white-light coronagraph observations. The total brightness are determined from the integration of the Thomson scattering by free electrons of solar corona along the line of sight. It is difficult to estimate the masses of halo CMEs due to the projection effect. To solve this issue, we construct a synthetic halo CME with a power-law density distribution (ρ = ρ₀r^-3) based on a full ice-cream cone model using SOHO/LASCO C3 observations. Then we compute a conversion factor from observed CME mass to CME mass for each CME. The final CME mass is determined as their average value of several CME masses above 10 solar radii. Our preliminary analysis for six CMEs show that their CME mass are well determined within the mean absolute relative error in the range of 4 to 15 %.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 2003년도 한국우주과학회보 제12권2호
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• pp.32-32
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• 2003

1999년 Nitta & Akiyama는 17개의 limb 플레어와 연관된 X-선 플라즈마 분출(X-ray plasma ejection)과 코로나질량방출(Coronal Mass Ejection; CME) 사이에 일반적인 상관관계가 있음을 제안하였다. 즉, 관련 CME가 관측되는 플레어의 경우, X-선 플라즈마 분출 역시 관측이 되고 비록 잘 관측된 현상이라 하더라도 관련 CME가 없는 경우에는 X-선 플라즈마 분출 역시 확인되지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 1999년 4월부터 2001년 3월까지 2년간의 281개의 limb 플레어 관측자료를 이용하여 CME와 X-선 플라즈마 분출간의 물리적 관계를 통계적으로 연구하였다. 아울러 플레어, X-선 플라즈마 분출, CME 사이의 물리적 관계를 알아보기 위하여 관련 현상들 간의 시간적 관련성을 조사하였다. 우리의 결과는 X-선 플라즈마 분출과 CM 사이에 밀접한 상관관계가 있으며 일부 X-선 플라즈마 분출은 X-선에서 관측되는 CME의 전조일 가능성을 보여준다.

• 천문학회보
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.82.1-82.1
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• 2017

After a coronal mass ejection occur, plasma blobs are often observed along the post-CME ray. Searching for features related to the plasma blobs would be important in understanding their origin. We investigated the morphology of solar flares at EUV wavelengths, around the estimated times when blobs were formed. We focused on three events - 2013 September 21 and 22, 2015 March 7 and 8, and 2017 July 13 and 14 - observed by Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) aboard Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO). Around the blob ejection times on 2013 September 21 and 22 and 2017 July 13 and14, we found regions with recurrent events of pronounced flux increase in EUV images. Around those of 2015 March 7 and 8, however, we could not observe such recurrent flux increase. This illustrates that even though blob ejections along different post-CME rays look similar in the high corona, the assocated features in the low corona may differ. We conclude that magnetic morphology and CME triggering process should be carefully examined in order to classify plasma blobs by their nature.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.43-50
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• 2020

We have developed an algorithm for tracking coronal mass ejection (CME) propagation that allows us to estimate CME speed and its arrival time at Earth. The algorithm may be used either to forecast the CME's arrival on the day of the forecast or to update the CME tracking information for the next day's forecast. In our case study, we successfully tracked CME propagation using the algorithm based on g-values of interplanetary scintillation (IPS) observation provided by the Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE). We were able to forecast the arrival time (Δt = 0.30 h) and speed (Δv = 20 km/s) of a CME event on October 2, 2000. From the CME-interplanetary CME (ICME) pairs provided by Cane & Richardson (2003), we selected 50 events to evaluate the algorithm's forecast capability. Average errors for arrival time and speed were 11.14 h and 310 km/s, respectively. Results demonstrated that g-values obtained continuously from any single station observation were able to be used as a proxy for CME speed. Therefore, our algorithm may give stable daily forecasts of CME position and speed during propagation in the region of 0.2-1 AU using the IPS g-values, even if IPS velocity observations are insufficient. We expect that this algorithm may be widely accepted for use in space weather forecasting in the near future.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.94-100
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• 2015

태양흑점폭발로 인해 방출되는 코로나 물질은 지자기 교란을 일으킨다. 대규모 지자기 교란으로 인한 유도전류는 변압기 손상을 일으킬 수 있다. 이러한 유도전류를 산출하기 위해 먼저 유도전기장을 산출해야 한다. 푸리에 변환 방법을 적용한 유도전기장 산출방법은 정확도가 높으나, 1일 24시간 동안의 관측 데이터가 필요하다. 반면, 적분 공식을 적용한 유도전기장 산출방법은 실시간 데이터로 산출이 가능하나, 정확도 확인이 요구된다. 이 논문에서 적분 구간을 조정하여 푸리에 변환 방법의 결과값과 오차를 줄이고자 하였다. 그 결과, 적분 공식을 적용한 유도전기장 예상값은 푸리에 변환방법의 예상값과 상관성이 높았으며, 적분 공식으로 산출한 유도전류 예상값은 유도전류 관측값과 시간 동기 및 방향이 일치하고, 그 크기가 오차 범위 1 A 이하에서 92 % 이상 일치함을 확인하였다.

• 천문학회보
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.70.2-70.2
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• 2014

We developed a three-dimensional (3D) magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation code to reproduce the structure of a solar wind and the propagation of a coronal mass ejection (CME) through it. This code is constructed by a finite volume method based on a total variation diminishing (TVD) scheme using an unstructured grid system (Tanaka 1994). The grid system can avoid the singularity arising in the spherical coordinate system. In this study, we made an improvement of the code focused on the propagation of a CME through a solar wind, which extends a previous work done by Nakamizo et al. (2009). We first reconstructed a solar wind in a steady state from physical values obtained at 50 solar radii away from the Sun via an MHD tomography applied to interplanetary scintillation (IPS) data (Hayashi et al. 2003). We selected CR2057 and inserted a spheromak-type CME (Kataoka et al. 2009) into a reconstructed solar wind. As a result, we found that our simulation well captures the velocity, temperature and density profiles of an observed solar wind. Furthermore, we successfully reproduce the general characteristics of an interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) obtained by the Helios 1/2 spacecraft (R. J. FORSYTH et al. 2006).

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.307-320
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• 1998

다중 위성 관측을 이용하여 지구 근처에서의 태양물질 방출현상(CME: Coronal Mass Ejection)의 전파 속도와 방향에 대하여 조사하였다. 이를 위해 1994년 11월까지 지구에 영향을 미친 CME 중에서 세 개 이상의 위성에서 관측되고 각 위성들이 충분한 거리를 두고 떨어져 있는 1997년 1월 6-11일과 1997년 11월 4-7일의 두 CME 자료를 선택하였다. 위성들의 위치를 공통 좌표 계로 전환하여 위성간의 거리와 CME에 의한 물리량의 변화 시간을 조사하여 CME의 전파 방향과 속도를 계산하였다. 선택된 자료에 대한 조사 결과 지구 자기권 내부에서 CME 전파 속도가 급격히 줄어들었으며 또한 자기권 외부에서의 CME 전파 방향이 GSE 좌표계상의 -x 방향과 일치함을 알 수 있었다.

• 천문학회지
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2020

The recent study of Chae et al. (2017) found a one-to-one correspondence between plasma blobs outflowing along a ray formed after a coronal mass ejection (CME) and small X-ray flares. In the present work, we have examined the spatial configuration and the eruption process of the flares that are associated with the blobs by analyzing EUV images and magnetograms taken by the SDO/AIA and HMI. We found that the main flare and the successive small flares took place in a quadrupolar magnetic configuration characterized by predominant magnetic fields of positive polarity, two minor magnetic fragments of negative polarity, and a curved polarity inversion line between them, which suggests that the formation process of the blobs may be similar to that of the parent CME. We also found that the successive flares resulted in a gradual change of the quadrupolar magnetic configuration, and the relevant migration of flaring kernels. The three-dimensional geometry and the property of the current sheet, that is often supposed to be embedded in an observed post-CME ray, seem to keep changing because of mutual feedback between the successive flares and the temporal change of the magnetic field configuration. Our results suggest that the observed post-CME rays may not reflect the characteristics of the current sheet responsible for the impulsive phase of the flare.