Unveiling the Journey of a Highly Inclined CME: Insights from the March 13, 2012 Event with 110$^\circ$ Longitudinal Separation
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| author | Carcaboso, F. Dumbovic, M. Kay, C. Lario, D. Jian, L. K. Wilson III, L. B. Gómez-Herrero, R. Temmer, M. Heinemann, S. G. Nieves-Chinchilla, T. Veronig, A. M. |
| author_facet | Carcaboso, F. Dumbovic, M. Kay, C. Lario, D. Jian, L. K. Wilson III, L. B. Gómez-Herrero, R. Temmer, M. Heinemann, S. G. Nieves-Chinchilla, T. Veronig, A. M. |
| contents | A fast and wide Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) erupted from the Sun on 2012-03-13. Its interplanetary counterpart was detected in situ two days later by STEREO-A and near-Earth spacecraft. We suggest that at 1 au the CME extended at least 110$^\circ$ in longitude, with Earth crossing its east flank and STEREO-A crossing its west flank. Despite their separation, measurements from both positions showed very similar in situ CME signatures. The solar source region where the CME erupted was surrounded by three coronal holes (CHs). Their locations with respect to the CME launch site were east (negative polarity), southwest (positive polarity) and west (positive polarity). The solar magnetic field polarity of the area covered by each CH matches that observed at 1 au in situ. Suprathermal electrons at each location showed mixed signatures with only some intervals presenting clear counterstreaming flows as the CME transits both locations. The strahl population coming from the shortest magnetic connection of the structure to the Sun showed more intensity. The study presents important findings regarding the in situ measured CME on 2012-03-15, detected at a longitudinal separation of 110$^\circ$ in the ecliptic plane despite its initial inclination being around 45$^\circ$ when erupted. This suggests that the CME may have deformed and/or rotated, allowing it to be observed near its legs with spacecraft at a separation angle greater than 100$^\circ$. The CME structure interacted with high-speed streams generated by the surrounding CHs. The piled-up plasma in the sheath region exhibited an unexpected correlation in magnetic field strength despite the large separation in longitude. In situ observations reveal that at both locations there was a flank encounter, where the spacecraft crossed the first part of the CME, then encountered ambient solar wind, and finally passed near the legs of the structure. |
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| spellingShingle | Unveiling the Journey of a Highly Inclined CME: Insights from the March 13, 2012 Event with 110$^\circ$ Longitudinal Separation Carcaboso, F. Dumbovic, M. Kay, C. Lario, D. Jian, L. K. Wilson III, L. B. Gómez-Herrero, R. Temmer, M. Heinemann, S. G. Nieves-Chinchilla, T. Veronig, A. M. Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Space Physics A fast and wide Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) erupted from the Sun on 2012-03-13. Its interplanetary counterpart was detected in situ two days later by STEREO-A and near-Earth spacecraft. We suggest that at 1 au the CME extended at least 110$^\circ$ in longitude, with Earth crossing its east flank and STEREO-A crossing its west flank. Despite their separation, measurements from both positions showed very similar in situ CME signatures. The solar source region where the CME erupted was surrounded by three coronal holes (CHs). Their locations with respect to the CME launch site were east (negative polarity), southwest (positive polarity) and west (positive polarity). The solar magnetic field polarity of the area covered by each CH matches that observed at 1 au in situ. Suprathermal electrons at each location showed mixed signatures with only some intervals presenting clear counterstreaming flows as the CME transits both locations. The strahl population coming from the shortest magnetic connection of the structure to the Sun showed more intensity. The study presents important findings regarding the in situ measured CME on 2012-03-15, detected at a longitudinal separation of 110$^\circ$ in the ecliptic plane despite its initial inclination being around 45$^\circ$ when erupted. This suggests that the CME may have deformed and/or rotated, allowing it to be observed near its legs with spacecraft at a separation angle greater than 100$^\circ$. The CME structure interacted with high-speed streams generated by the surrounding CHs. The piled-up plasma in the sheath region exhibited an unexpected correlation in magnetic field strength despite the large separation in longitude. In situ observations reveal that at both locations there was a flank encounter, where the spacecraft crossed the first part of the CME, then encountered ambient solar wind, and finally passed near the legs of the structure. |
| title | Unveiling the Journey of a Highly Inclined CME: Insights from the March 13, 2012 Event with 110$^\circ$ Longitudinal Separation |
| topic | Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Space Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.17501 |