Reconnection generated plasma flows in the quasi-separatrix layer in localised solar corona
arXiv:2305.02277 · doi:10.3847/1538-4357/acd2da
Abstract
Multiwavelength observations of the propagating disturbances (PDs), discovered by Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) onboard Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), are analyzed to determine its driving mechanism and physical nature. Two magnetic strands in the localised corona are observed to approach and merge with each other followed by the generation of brightening, which further propagates in a cusp-shaped magnetic channel. Differential emission measure analysis shows an occurrence of heating in this region-of-interest (ROI). We extrapolate potential magnetic field lines at coronal heights from observed Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) vector magnetogram via Green's function method using MPI-AMRVAC. We analyze the field to locate magnetic nulls and quasi-separatrix layers (QSLs) which are preferential locations for magnetic reconnection. Dominant QSLs including a magnetic null are found to exist and match the geometry followed by PDs, therefore, it provides conclusive evidence of magnetic reconnection. In addition, spectroscopic analysis of Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) Si IV 1393.77 Å line profiles show a rise of line-width in the same time range depicting presence of mass motion in the observed cusp-shaped region. PDs are observed to exhibit periodicities of around four minutes. The speeds of PDs measured by Surfing Transform Technique are almost close to each other in four different SDO/AIA bandpasses, i.e., 304, 171, 193 and 131 Å excluding the interpretation of PDs in terms of slow magnetoacoustic waves. We describe comprehensively the observed PDs as quasi-periodic plasma flows generated due to periodic reconnection in vicinity of a coronal magnetic null.
arXiv comment21 Pages; 10 Figures; Accepted for the Publication in The Astrophysical Journal
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