Electron acceleration and type II radio emission at quasi-parallel shock waves

1998 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-67
Author(s):  
H. -T. Claßen ◽  
G. Mann
Keyword(s):  
Shock Waves ◽  
Radio Emission ◽  
Electron Acceleration ◽  
Type Ii

Conditions needed for generation of type II radio emission in the interplanetary space

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Immanuel Christopher Jebaraj ◽  
Athanasios Kouloumvakos ◽  
Jasmina Magdalenic ◽  
Alexis Rouillard ◽  
Vratislav Krupar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shock Wave ◽  
Shock Waves ◽  
Radio Emission ◽  
Interplanetary Space ◽  
Region Of Interest ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Radio Observations ◽  
Wave Parameters ◽  
First Results ◽  
Radio Signature

<p>Eruptive events such as Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and flares cangenerate shock waves. Tracking shock waves and predicting their arrival at Earth is a subject of numerous space weather studies. Ground-based radio observations allow us to locate shock waves in the low corona while space-based radio observations provide us opportunity to track shock waves in the inner heliosphere. We present a case study of CME/flare event, associated shock wave and its radio signature, i.e. type II radio burst.</p><p>In order to analyze the shock wave parameters, we employed a robust paradigm. We reconstructed the shock wave in 3D using multi-viewpoint observations and modelled the evolution of its parameters using a 3D MHD background coronal model produced by the MAS (Magnetohydrodynamics Around a Sphere).</p><p>To map regions on the shock wave surface, possibly associated with the electron acceleration, we combined 3D shock modelling results with the 3D source positions of the type II burst obtained using the radio triangulation technique. We localize the region of interest on the shock surface and examine the shock wave parameters to understand the relationship between the shock wave and the radio event. We analyzed the evolution of the upstream plasma characteristics and shock wave parameters during the full duration of the type II radio emission. First results indicate that shock wave geometry and its relationship with shock strength play an important role in the acceleration of electrons responsible for the generation of type II radio bursts.</p>

Radio Evidence for Electron Acceleration by Transverse Shock Waves in Herringbone Type II Solar Bursts

1980 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. T. Stewart ◽  
A. Magun
Keyword(s):  
Shock Wave ◽  
Shock Waves ◽  
Solar Corona ◽  
Direct Evidence ◽  
Electron Acceleration ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Radio Observations ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Solar Bursts ◽  
Herringbone Structure

Perhaps the most direct evidence to date for shock wave acceleration of electrons in the solar corona is provided by radio observations of Type II bursts containing herringbone structure (Roberts 1959). On spectral records the herringbones appear to resemble miniature forward and reverse drift Type III bursts extending above and below the Type II backbone.

scholarly journals Evolution of the Alfvén Mach number associated with a coronal mass ejection shock

2020 ◽  
Vol 633 ◽  
pp. A56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciara A. Maguire ◽  
Eoin P. Carley ◽  
Joseph McCauley ◽  
Peter T. Gallagher
Keyword(s):  
Mach Number ◽  
Radio Emission ◽  
Radio Burst ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Extreme Ultraviolet ◽  
Splitting Method ◽  
Large Angle ◽  
Electron Acceleration ◽  
Phase Evolution ◽  
Type Ii

The Sun regularly produces large-scale eruptive events, such as coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that can drive shock waves through the solar corona. Such shocks can result in electron acceleration and subsequent radio emission in the form of a type II radio burst. However, the early-phase evolution of shock properties and its relationship to type II burst evolution is still subject to investigation. Here we study the evolution of a CME-driven shock by comparing three commonly used methods of calculating the Alfvén Mach number (MA), namely: shock geometry, a comparison of CME speed to a model of the coronal Alfvén speed, and the type II band-splitting method. We applied the three methods to the 2017 September 2 event, focusing on the shock wave observed in extreme ultraviolet by the Solar Ultraviolet Imager on board GOES-16, in white-light by the Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph on board SOHO, and the type II radio burst observed by the Irish Low Frequency Array. We show that the three different methods of estimating shock MA yield consistent results and provide a means of relating shock property evolution to the type II emission duration. The type II radio emission emerged from near the nose of the CME when MA was in the range 1.4–2.4 at a heliocentric distance of ∼1.6 R⊙. The emission ceased when the CME nose reached ∼2.4 R⊙, despite an increasing Alfvén Mach number (up to 4). We suggest the radio emission cessation is due to the lack of quasi-perpendicular geometry at this altitude, which inhibits efficient electron acceleration and subsequent radio emission.

Tracing shock waves from the corona to 1 AU: Type II radio emission and relationship with CMEs

2001 ◽  
Vol 106 (A11) ◽  
pp. 25301-25312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolande Leblanc ◽  
George A. Dulk ◽  
Angelos Vourlidas ◽  
Jean-Louis Bougeret
Keyword(s):  
Shock Waves ◽  
Radio Emission ◽  
Type Ii

Evolution of the Alfvén Mach number associated with a coronal mass ejection shock

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciara Maguire ◽  
Eoin Carley ◽  
Joseph McCauley ◽  
Peter Gallagher
Keyword(s):  
Mach Number ◽  
Radio Emission ◽  
Radio Burst ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Extreme Ultraviolet ◽  
Splitting Method ◽  
Large Angle ◽  
Electron Acceleration ◽  
Phase Evolution ◽  
Type Ii

<p>The Sun regularly produces large-scale eruptive events, such as coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that can drive shock waves through the solar corona. Such shocks can result in electron acceleration and subsequent radio emission in the form of a type II radio burst. However, the early-phase evolution of shock properties and its relationship to type II burst evolution is still subject to investigation. Here we study the evolution of a CME-driven shock by comparing three commonly used methods of calculating the Alfvén Mach number (<span tabindex="0"><span><span><span><span>M</span><sub><span>A</span></sub></span></span></span></span>), namely: shock geometry, a comparison of CME speed to a model of the coronal Alfvén speed, and the type II band-splitting method. We applied the three methods to the 2017 September 2 event, focusing on the shock wave observed in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) by the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) on board GOES-16, in white-light by the Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) on board SOHO, and the type II radio burst observed by the Irish Low Frequency Array (I-LOFAR). We show that the three different methods of estimating shock <span tabindex="0"><span><span><span><span>M</span><sub><span>A</span></sub></span></span></span></span> yield consistent results and provide a means of relating shock property evolution to the type II emission duration. The type II radio emission emerged from near the nose of the CME when <span tabindex="0"><span><span><span><span>M</span><sub><span>A</span></sub></span></span></span></span> was in the range 1.4-2.4 at a heliocentric distance of <span tabindex="0"><span><span><span>∼</span></span></span></span>1.6 <span tabindex="0"><span><span><span><span>R<span tabindex="0"><span><span><span><sub><span>⊙</span></sub></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. The emission ceased when the CME nose reached <span tabindex="0"><span><span><span>∼</span></span></span></span>2.4 <span tabindex="0"><span><span><span><span>R</span><sub><span>⊙</span></sub></span></span></span></span>, despite an increasing Alfvén Mach number (up to 4). We suggest the radio emission cessation is due to the lack of quasi-perpendicular geometry at this altitude, which inhibits efficient electron acceleration and subsequent radio emission.</p>

scholarly journals On the Issue of the Origin of Type II Solar Radio Bursts

2021 ◽  
Vol 922 (1) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Gennady Chernov ◽  
Valery Fomichev
Keyword(s):  
Shock Waves ◽  
Radio Emission ◽  
Solar Atmosphere ◽  
Solar Radio ◽  
Radio Bursts ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Solar Radio Bursts ◽  
Type Ii Radio Bursts ◽  
Type Ii Bursts ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Type II solar radio bursts are among the most powerful events in the solar radio emission in the meter wavelength range. It is generally accepted that the agents generating type II radio bursts are magnetohydrodynamic shock waves. But the relationship between the shock waves and the other manifestations of the large-scale disturbances in the solar atmosphere (coronal mass ejections, Morton waves, EUW waves) remains unclear. To clarify a problem, it is important to determine the conditions of generation of type II radio bursts. Here, the model of the radio source is based on the generation of radio emission within the front of the collisionless shock wave where the Buneman instability of plasma waves is developed. In the frame of this model, the Alfvén magnetic Mach number must exceed the critical value, and there is a strict restriction on the perpendicularity of the front. The model allows us to obtain the information about the parameters of the shock waves and the parameters of the medium by the parameters of type II bursts. The estimates, obtained in this paper for several events with the band splitting of the fundamental and harmonic emission bands of the type II bursts, confirm the necessary conditions of the model. In this case the registration of type II radio bursts is an indication of the propagation of shock waves in the solar atmosphere, and the absence of type II radio bursts is not an indication of the absence of shock waves. Such a situation should be taken into account when investigating the relationship between type II radio bursts and other manifestations of solar activity.

scholarly journals EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR DECAMETER RADIO EMISSION WITH THE UTR-2 RADIO TELESCOPE

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-89
Author(s):  
V. N Melnik ◽  
◽  
A. A. Konovalenko ◽  
V. V. Dorovskyy ◽  
A. Lecacheux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Emission ◽  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Solar Radio Emission ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Type Iv ◽  
Decameter Radio ◽  
Type Ii Bursts

Purpose: The overview of the scientifi c papers devoted to the study of the solar decameter radio emission with the world’s largest UTR-2 radio telescope (Ukraine) published for the last 50 years. Design/methodology/approach: The study and analysis of the scientifi c papers on both sporadic and quiet (thermal) radiation of the Sun recorded with the UTR-2 radio telescope at the decameter wavelength range. Findings: The most signifi cant observational and theoretical results of the solar radio emission studies obtained at the Institute of Radio Astronomy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine for the last 50 years are given. Conclusions: For the fi rst time, at frequencies below 30 MHz, the Type II bursts, Type IV bursts, S-bursts, drift pairs and spikes have been recorded. The dependences of these bursts parameters on frequency within the frequency band of 9 to 30 MHz were obtained. The models of their generation and propagation were suggested. Moreover, for the fi rst time the fi ne time-frequency structures of the Type III bursts, Type II bursts, Type IV bursts, U- and J-bursts, S-bursts, and drift pairs have been observed due to the high sensitivity and high time-frequency resolutions of the UTR-2 radio telescope. The super-fi ne structure of Type II bursts with a “herringbone” structure was identifi ed, which has never been observed before. New types of bursts were discovered: “caterpillar” bursts, “dog-leg” bursts, Type III bursts with decay, Type III bursts with changing drift rate sign, Type III-like bursts, Jb- and Ub-bursts, etc. An interpretation of the unusually high drift rates and drift rates with alternating signs of the Type III-like bursts was suggested. Based on the dependence of spike durations on frequency, the coronal plasma temperature profi le at the heliocentric heights of 1.5–3RS was determined. Usage of the heliographic and interferometric methods gave the possibility to start studies of the spatial characteristics – sizes and locations of the bursts emission sources. Thus, it was shown that at the decameter band, the Type III burst durations were defi ned by the emission source linear sizes, whereas the spike durations were governed by the collision times in the source plasma. It was experimentally proved that the effective brightness temperatures of the sources of solar sporadic radio emission at the decameter band may reach values of 1014–1015 K. In addition, it was found that the radii of the quiet Sun at frequencies 20 and 25 MHz are close to the distances from the Sun at which the local plasma frequency is equal to the corresponding observed frequency of radio emission in the Baumbach–Allen model. Key words: UTR-2; Sun; decameter radio emission; radio bursts; corona

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