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

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>

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

scholarly journals Shock location and CME 3D reconstruction of a solar type II radio burst with LOFAR

2018 ◽  
Vol 615 ◽  
pp. A89 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Zucca ◽  
D. E. Morosan ◽  
A. P. Rouillard ◽  
R. Fallows ◽  
P. T. Gallagher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Emission ◽  
Radio Burst ◽  
Second Harmonic ◽  
3D Structure ◽  
Large Angle ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Polytropic Model ◽  
Coronal Shock ◽  
Observational Uncertainty ◽  
Harmonic Source

Context. Type II radio bursts are evidence of shocks in the solar atmosphere and inner heliosphere that emit radio waves ranging from sub-meter to kilometer lengths. These shocks may be associated with coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and reach speeds higher than the local magnetosonic speed. Radio imaging of decameter wavelengths (20–90 MHz) is now possible with the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), opening a new radio window in which to study coronal shocks that leave the inner solar corona and enter the interplanetary medium and to understand their association with CMEs. Aims. To this end, we study a coronal shock associated with a CME and type II radio burst to determine the locations at which the radio emission is generated, and we investigate the origin of the band-splitting phenomenon. Methods. Thetype II shock source-positions and spectra were obtained using 91 simultaneous tied-array beams of LOFAR, and the CME was observed by the Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) on board the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) and by the COR2A coronagraph of the SECCHI instruments on board the Solar Terrestrial Relation Observatory(STEREO). The 3D structure was inferred using triangulation of the coronographic observations. Coronal magnetic fields were obtained from a 3D magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) polytropic model using the photospheric fields measured by the Heliospheric Imager (HMI) on board the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) as lower boundary. Results. The type II radio source of the coronal shock observed between 50 and 70 MHz was found to be located at the expanding flank of the CME, where the shock geometry is quasi-perpendicular with θBn ~ 70°. The type II radio burst showed first and second harmonic emission; the second harmonic source was cospatial with the first harmonic source to within the observational uncertainty. This suggests that radio wave propagation does not alter the apparent location of the harmonic source. The sources of the two split bands were also found to be cospatial within the observational uncertainty, in agreement with the interpretation that split bands are simultaneous radio emission from upstream and downstream of the shock front. The fast magnetosonic Mach number derived from this interpretation was found to lie in the range 1.3–1.5. The fast magnetosonic Mach numbers derived from modelling the CME and the coronal magnetic field around the type II source were found to lie in the range 1.4–1.6.

scholarly journals Acceleration, Containment and Emission of High Energy Flare Particles: Radio Evidence

1974 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 423-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Boischot
Keyword(s):  
Shock Wave ◽  
Shock Waves ◽  
Solar Atmosphere ◽  
Impulsive Phase ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Continuous Phase ◽  
List Type ◽  
Radio Bursts ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Type Number

The existence of non thermal radio bursts provide evidences for the acceleration of electrons in the solar atmosphere.It is shown, from the characteristics of the bursts, that the electrons are accelerated in at least four different phases: (1)An impulsive phase which gives μib and III bursts.(2)A gradual phase which gives μIV and S1IV bursts.(3)A quasi-continuous phase which gives S2IV bursts and noise storms.(4)An acceleration by shock waves gives type II bursts.(5)Eventually, another shock-wave acceleration giving the moIV burst.

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