Spectral Characteristics of a Rotating Solar Prominence in Multiple Wavelengths

Abstract

We present synthetic spectra corresponding to a 2.5D magnetohydrodynamical simulation of a rotating prominence in the Ca II 8542 Å, H$\alpha$, Ca II K, Mg II k, Ly $\alpha$, and Ly $\beta$ lines. The prominence rotation resulted from angular momentum conservation within a flux rope where asymmetric heating imposed a net rotation prior to the thermal-instability driven condensation phase. The spectra were created using a library built on the Lightweaver framework called Promweaver, which provides boundary conditions for incorporating the limb-darkened irradiation of the solar disk on isolated structures such as prominences. Our spectra show distinctive rotational signatures for the Mg II k, Ly $\alpha$, and Ly $\beta$ lines, even in the presence of complex, turbulent solar atmospheric conditions. However, these signals are hardly detectable for the Ca II 8542 Å, H$\alpha$, Ca II K spectral lines. Most notably we find only a very faint rotational signal in the H$\alpha$ line, thus reigniting the discussion on the existence of sustained rotation in prominences.

Accepted in A&A Letters. Movies available at https://cloud.aip.de/index.php/s/cs9RKM4CwLrwR3N

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