AN ERUPTIVE HOT-CHANNEL STRUCTURE OBSERVED AT METRIC WAVELENGTH AS A MOVING TYPE-IV SOLAR RADIO BURST
- Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong 264209 (China)
- College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580 (China)
Hot-channel (HC) structure, observed in the high-temperature passbands of the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly/ Solar Dynamic Observatory , is regarded as one candidate of coronal flux rope that is an essential element of solar eruptions. Here, we present the first radio imaging study of an HC structure in the metric wavelength. The associated radio emission manifests as a moving type-IV (t-IVm) burst. We show that the radio sources co-move outward with the HC, indicating that the t-IV emitting energetic electrons are efficiently trapped within the structure. The t-IV sources at different frequencies present no considerable spatial dispersion during the early stage of the event, while the sources spread gradually along the eruptive HC structure at later stage with significant spatial dispersion. The t-IV bursts are characterized by a relatively high brightness temperature (∼10{sup 7}–10{sup 9} K), a moderate polarization, and a spectral shape that evolves considerably with time. This study demonstrates the possibility of imaging the eruptive HC structure at the metric wavelength and provides strong constraints on the t-IV emission mechanism, which, if understood, can be used to diagnose the essential parameters of the eruptive structure.
- OSTI ID:
- 22654207
- Journal Information:
- Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol. 830, Issue 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 2041-8205
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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