Coronal Mass Ejections and Dimmings: A Comparative Study using MHD Simulations and SDO Observations
arXiv:2202.13034 · doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ac589b
Abstract
Solar coronal dimmings have been observed extensively in the past two decades. Due to their close association with coronal mass ejections (CMEs), there is a critical need to improve our understanding of the physical processes that cause dimmings as well as their relationship with CMEs. In this study, we investigate coronal dimmings by combining simulation and observational efforts. By utilizing a data-constrained global magnetohydrodynamics model (AWSoM: Alfven-wave Solar Model), we simulate coronal dimmings resulting from different CME energetics and flux rope configurations. We synthesize the emissions of different EUV spectral bands/lines and compare with SDO/AIA and EVE observations. A detailed analysis of the simulation and observation data suggests that the transient dimming / brightening are related to plasma heating processes, while the long-lasting core and remote dimmings are caused by mass loss process induced by the CME. Moreover, the interaction between the erupting flux rope with different orientations and the global solar corona could significantly influence the coronal dimming patterns. Using metrics such as dimming depth and dimming slope, we investigate the relationship between dimmings and CME properties (e.g., CME mass, CME speed) in the simulation. Our result suggests that coronal dimmings encode important information about the associated CMEs, which provides a physical basis for detecting stellar CMEs from distant solar-like stars.
arXiv comment16 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
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