Propagating Kink Waves in Chromospheric Jet-like Structures and Coronal Plumelets

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Autores principales: Qi, Youqian, Guo, Mingzhe, Huang, Zhenghua, Van Doorsselaere, Tom, Li, Bo, Xia, Lidong, Wei, Hengyuan, Fu, Hui
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author Qi, Youqian
Guo, Mingzhe
Huang, Zhenghua
Van Doorsselaere, Tom
Li, Bo
Xia, Lidong
Wei, Hengyuan
Fu, Hui
author_facet Qi, Youqian
Guo, Mingzhe
Huang, Zhenghua
Van Doorsselaere, Tom
Li, Bo
Xia, Lidong
Wei, Hengyuan
Fu, Hui
contents Coronal plumes and chromospheric jet-like structures are believed to be highly dynamic. We report the first direct observations of a propagating kink wave in a chromospheric jet-like structure and its associated plumelet structure in the upper corona of the solar polar region, using data from the High Resolution Imager (HRI) of the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) on board Solar Orbiter (SO). The dark jet-like structure exhibits transverse oscillation during upward propagation, with a period of approximately 95s and a displacement of about 193km. The corresponding plumelet also displays transverse motion, with an oscillation period of around 99s and a displacement of about 315km. Given that both the dark jet-like structure and the plumelet share the same magnetic skeleton and have similar oscillation period, we suggest that these oscillations are the same transverse propagating wave originating in the chromosphere. This scenario is further supported by a 3D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation, in which both vertical and transverse perturbations were introduced in a stratified magnetic flux tube. The simulation successfully reproduces the upward propagation of a kink wave through both the chromospheric jet-like structure and the coronal plumelet. These results highlight the potential role of transverse waves in transferring energy from the lower solar atmosphere to the corona.
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spellingShingle Propagating Kink Waves in Chromospheric Jet-like Structures and Coronal Plumelets
Qi, Youqian
Guo, Mingzhe
Huang, Zhenghua
Van Doorsselaere, Tom
Li, Bo
Xia, Lidong
Wei, Hengyuan
Fu, Hui
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Coronal plumes and chromospheric jet-like structures are believed to be highly dynamic. We report the first direct observations of a propagating kink wave in a chromospheric jet-like structure and its associated plumelet structure in the upper corona of the solar polar region, using data from the High Resolution Imager (HRI) of the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) on board Solar Orbiter (SO). The dark jet-like structure exhibits transverse oscillation during upward propagation, with a period of approximately 95s and a displacement of about 193km. The corresponding plumelet also displays transverse motion, with an oscillation period of around 99s and a displacement of about 315km. Given that both the dark jet-like structure and the plumelet share the same magnetic skeleton and have similar oscillation period, we suggest that these oscillations are the same transverse propagating wave originating in the chromosphere. This scenario is further supported by a 3D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation, in which both vertical and transverse perturbations were introduced in a stratified magnetic flux tube. The simulation successfully reproduces the upward propagation of a kink wave through both the chromospheric jet-like structure and the coronal plumelet. These results highlight the potential role of transverse waves in transferring energy from the lower solar atmosphere to the corona.
title Propagating Kink Waves in Chromospheric Jet-like Structures and Coronal Plumelets
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.24892