ON THE STATISTICS OF MACROSPICULES
ON THE STATISTICS OF MACROSPICULES
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DOI:
10.1088/0004-637x/808/2/135
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发表时间:
2015-07
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S. Bennett;R. Erdélyi
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作者:
S. Bennett;R. Erdélyi
A new generation of solar telescopes has led to an increase in the resolution of localized features seen on the Sun spatially, temporally, and spectrally, enabling a detailed study of macrospicules. Macrospicules are members of a wide variety of solar ejecta and ascertaining where they belong in this family is vitally important, particularly given that they are chromospheric events which penetrate the transition region and lower corona. We examine the overall properties of macrospicules, both temporal and spatial. We also investigate possible relationships between the macrospicule properties and the sample time period itself, which is selected as a proxy for the ramp from solar minimum to solar maximum. Measurements are taken using the Solar Dynamic Observatory to provide the necessary temporal resolution and coverage. At each point in time, the length of the macrospicule is measured from base to tip and the width is recorded at half the length at each step. The measurements were then applied to determine the statistical properties and relationships between them. It is evident that the properties of maximum velocity, maximum length, and lifetime are all related in specific, established terms. We provide appropriate scaling in terms of the physical properties, which would be a useful test bed for modeling. Also, we note that the maximum lengths and lifetimes of the features show some correlation with the sample epoch and, therefore, by proxy the solar minimum to maximum ramp.