LOFAR tied-array imaging of Type III solar radio bursts
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2014
Context. The Sun is an active source of radio emission which is often associated with energetic phenomena such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). At low radio frequencies (< 100 MHz), the Sun has not been imaged extensively because of the instrumental limitations of previous radio telescopes. Aims. Here, the combined high spatial, spectral, and temporal resolution of the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) was used to study solar Type III radio bursts at 30-90 MHz and their association with CMEs. Methods. The Sun was imaged with 126 simultaneous tied-array beams within <= 5 R-circle dot of the solar centre. This method offers benefits over standard interferometric imaging since each beam produces high temporal (similar to 83 ms) and spectral resolution (12.5 kHz) dynamic spectra at an array of spatial locations centred on the Sun. LOFAR's standard interferometric output is currently limited to one image per second. Results. Over a period of 30 min, multiple Type III radio bursts were observed, a number of which were found to be located at high altitudes (similar to 4 R-circle dot from the solar center at 30 MHz) and to have non-radial trajectories. These bursts occurred at altitudes in excess of values predicted by 1D radial electron density models. The non-radial high altitude Type III bursts were found to be associated with the expanding flank of a CME. Conclusions. The CME may have compressed neighbouring streamer plasma producing larger electron densities at high altitudes, while the non-radial burst trajectories can be explained by the deflection of radial magnetic fields as the CME expanded in the low corona.
density
electrons
acceleration
radioheliograph
waves
spacecraft
corona
plasma emission
shock
Författare
D. E. Morosan
Trinity College Dublin
P. T. Gallagher
Trinity College Dublin
P. Zucca
Trinity College Dublin
R. A. Fallows
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
E. P. Carley
Trinity College Dublin
G. Mann
Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
M. M. Bisi
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
A. Kerdraon
Observatoire de Paris-Meudon
A. A. Konovalenko
National Academy of Sciences in Ukraine
A. L. MacKinnon
University of Glasgow
H. O. Rucker
Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
B. Thide
Institutet for rymdfysik
J. Magdalenic
Royal Observatory of Belgium
C. Vocks
Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
H. Reid
University of Glasgow
J. Anderson
Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
A. Asgekar
Shell Technology Center
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
I.M. Avruch
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON)
M. J. Bentum
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
G. Bernardi
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
P. Best
University of Edinburgh
A. Bonafede
Universität Hamburg
I. Bregman
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
F. Breitling
Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
J. Broderick
University of Southampton
M. Brueggen
Universität Hamburg
H. R. Butcher
Australian National University
B. Ciardi
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
John Conway
Chalmers, Rymd- och geovetenskap, Onsala rymdobservatorium
F. De Gasperin
Universität Hamburg
E. de Geus
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
A. Deller
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
S. Duscha
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
J. Eislöffel
D. Engels
Universität Hamburg
H. Falcke
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
Radboud Universiteit
C. Ferrari
Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (UNS)
W. Frieswijk
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
M. A. Garrett
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
Universiteit Leiden
J. Griessmeier
Universite d'Orleans
A. W. Gunst
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
T. E. Hassall
University of Southampton
University of Manchester
J. W. T. Hessels
Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
M. Hoeft
J.R. Hörandel
Radboud Universiteit
A. Horneffer
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
M. Iacobelli
Universiteit Leiden
E. Juette
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
A. Karastergiou
University of Oxford
V. I. Kondratiev
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
Russian Academy of Sciences
M. Kramer
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
University of Manchester
M. Kuniyoshi
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
G. Kuper
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
P. Maat
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
S. Markoff
Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy
J. P. McKean
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
D. D. Mulcahy
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
H. Munk
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
A. Nelles
Radboud Universiteit
M. J. Norden
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
E. Orru
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
H. Paas
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
M. Pandey-Pommier
Observatoire de Lyon
V. N. Pandey
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
G. Pietka
University of Oxford
R. Pizzo
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
A. G. Polatidis
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
W. Reich
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
H. Rottgering
Universiteit Leiden
A. M. M. Scaife
University of Southampton
D. Schwarz
Universität Bielefeld
M. Serylak
University of Oxford
O. Smirnov
Rhodes University
B. W. Stappers
University of Manchester
A. Stewart
University of Oxford
M. Tagger
Universite d'Orleans
Y. Tang
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
C. Tasse
Observatoire de Paris-Meudon
S. Thoudam
Radboud Universiteit
C. Toribio
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
R. Vermeulen
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
R. J. van Weeren
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
O. Wucknitz
Universität Bonn
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
S. Yatawatta
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
P. Zarka
Observatoire de Paris-Meudon
Astronomy and Astrophysics
0004-6361 (ISSN) 1432-0746 (eISSN)
Vol. 568 articl no. A67- A67Ämneskategorier (SSIF 2011)
Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi
DOI
10.1051/0004-6361/201423936