Confinedness of an X3.1 class solar flare occurred in NOAA 12192: Analysis from multi-instruments observations
arXiv:2304.12156 · doi:10.3847/1538-4357/accfff
Abstract
The non-association of coronal mass ejections with high energetic flares is sparse. For this reason, the magnetic conditions required for the confinedness of major flares is a topic of active research. Using multi-instrument observations, we investigated the evolution and effects of confinedness in an X3.1 flare, which occurred in active region (AR) 12192. The decrease of net fluxes in the brightening regions, near the footpoints of the multi-sigmoidal AR in photosphere and chromosphere, indicative of flux cancellation favouring tether-cutting reconnection (TCR), is observed using the magnetic field observations of HMI/SDO and SOT/Hinode, respectively. The analysis of spectropolarimetric data obtained by the Interferometric Bidimensional Spectrometer over the brightening regions suggests untwisting of field lines, which further supports TCR. Filaments near polarity inversion line region, resulted from TCR of low lying sheared loops, undergo merging and form an elongated filament. The temperature and density differences between footpoints of the merged filament, revealed by DEM analysis, caused streaming and counter-streaming of plasma flow along the filament and unloads at its footpoints with an average velocity of 40 km s. This results in decrease of mass of the filament (density decreased by ), leading to its rise and expansion outwards. However, due to strong strapping flux, the filament separates itself instead of erupting. Further, the evolution of non-potential parameters describes the characteristics of confinedness of the flare. Our study suggests that the sigmoid-filament system exhibits upward catastrophe due to mass unloading, but gets suppressed by strong confinement of external poloidal field.
arXiv commentManuscript has 20 pages, 10 figures and accepted for Publication in the ApJ on 23 April 2023
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