Stereoscopic observations reveal coherent morphology and evolution of solar coronal loops
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| author | Ram, B. Chitta, L. P. Mandal, S. Peter, H. Plaschke, F. |
| author_facet | Ram, B. Chitta, L. P. Mandal, S. Peter, H. Plaschke, F. |
| contents | Coronal loops generally trace magnetic lines of force in the upper solar atmosphere. Understanding the loop morphology and its temporal evolution has implications for coronal heating models that rely on plasma heating due to reconnection at current sheets. Simultaneous observations of coronal loops from multiple vantage points are best suited for this purpose. Here, we report a stereoscopic analysis of coronal loops in an active region based on observations from the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager on board the Solar Orbiter Spacecraft and the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly on board the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Our stereoscopic analysis reveals that coronal loops have nearly circular cross-sectional widths and that they exhibit temporally coherent intensity variations along their lengths on timescales of around 30\,minutes. Results suggest that coronal loops can be best represented as three-dimensional monolithic or coherent plasma bundles that outline magnetic field lines. Therefore, at least on the scales resolved by Solar Orbiter, it is unlikely that coronal loops are manifestations of emission from the randomly aligned wrinkles in two-dimensional plasma sheets along the line-of-sight as proposed in the `coronal veil' hypothesis. |
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| spellingShingle | Stereoscopic observations reveal coherent morphology and evolution of solar coronal loops Ram, B. Chitta, L. P. Mandal, S. Peter, H. Plaschke, F. Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Coronal loops generally trace magnetic lines of force in the upper solar atmosphere. Understanding the loop morphology and its temporal evolution has implications for coronal heating models that rely on plasma heating due to reconnection at current sheets. Simultaneous observations of coronal loops from multiple vantage points are best suited for this purpose. Here, we report a stereoscopic analysis of coronal loops in an active region based on observations from the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager on board the Solar Orbiter Spacecraft and the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly on board the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Our stereoscopic analysis reveals that coronal loops have nearly circular cross-sectional widths and that they exhibit temporally coherent intensity variations along their lengths on timescales of around 30\,minutes. Results suggest that coronal loops can be best represented as three-dimensional monolithic or coherent plasma bundles that outline magnetic field lines. Therefore, at least on the scales resolved by Solar Orbiter, it is unlikely that coronal loops are manifestations of emission from the randomly aligned wrinkles in two-dimensional plasma sheets along the line-of-sight as proposed in the `coronal veil' hypothesis. |
| title | Stereoscopic observations reveal coherent morphology and evolution of solar coronal loops |
| topic | Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.16943 |