Calcium bright knots and the formation of chromospheric anemone jets on the Sun

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Autori principali: Singh, Kunwar Alkendra Pratap, Nishida, Keisuke, Shibata, Kazunari
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author Singh, Kunwar Alkendra Pratap
Nishida, Keisuke
Shibata, Kazunari
author_facet Singh, Kunwar Alkendra Pratap
Nishida, Keisuke
Shibata, Kazunari
contents Space-based observations show that the solar atmosphere from the solar chromosphere to the solar corona is filled with small-scale jets and is linked with small-scale explosions. These jets may be produced by mechanisms similar to that of large-scale flares and such jets may be related to the heating of corona and chromosphere as well as the acceleration of solar wind. The chromospheric anemone jets on the Sun remain puzzling because their footpoints (or bright knots) have not been well resolved and the formation process of such enigmatic small-scale jets remains unclear. We propose a new model for chromospheric jets using the three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations, which show that the continuous, upward rising of small-scale twisted magnetic flux ropes in a magnetized solar chromosphere drive small-scale magnetic reconnection and the launching of several small-scale jets during the evolution of the chromospheric anemone jets. Our new, self-consistent, three-dimensional computer modeling of small-scale, but ever-changing flux rope emergence in the magnetized solar atmosphere is fully consistent with observations and provides a universal mechanism for nanoflare and jet formation.
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spellingShingle Calcium bright knots and the formation of chromospheric anemone jets on the Sun
Singh, Kunwar Alkendra Pratap
Nishida, Keisuke
Shibata, Kazunari
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Space-based observations show that the solar atmosphere from the solar chromosphere to the solar corona is filled with small-scale jets and is linked with small-scale explosions. These jets may be produced by mechanisms similar to that of large-scale flares and such jets may be related to the heating of corona and chromosphere as well as the acceleration of solar wind. The chromospheric anemone jets on the Sun remain puzzling because their footpoints (or bright knots) have not been well resolved and the formation process of such enigmatic small-scale jets remains unclear. We propose a new model for chromospheric jets using the three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations, which show that the continuous, upward rising of small-scale twisted magnetic flux ropes in a magnetized solar chromosphere drive small-scale magnetic reconnection and the launching of several small-scale jets during the evolution of the chromospheric anemone jets. Our new, self-consistent, three-dimensional computer modeling of small-scale, but ever-changing flux rope emergence in the magnetized solar atmosphere is fully consistent with observations and provides a universal mechanism for nanoflare and jet formation.
title Calcium bright knots and the formation of chromospheric anemone jets on the Sun
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.16319