Multi-wavelength observations of an X-class flare without a coronal mass ejection.
(2002) Solar Physics : a journal for solar and solar-stellar research and the study of solar terrestrial physics —
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- Developments in our knowledge of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) have shown that many of these transients occur in association with solar flares. On the occasions when there is a common occurrence of the eruption and the flare, it is most likely that the flare is of high intensity and/or long-duration (Burkepile, Hundhausen, and Webb, 1994; Munro et al., 1979; Webb and Hundhausen, 1987). A model for the relationship between the long-duration event and eruption has been developed (Carmichael, 1964; Sturrock, 1966; Hirayama, 1974; Kopp and Pneuman, 1976), but not so for the high-intensity flares and eruptions. This work investigates the magnetic topology changes that occur for a X1.2 GOES classification flare which has no associated CME. It is found that the flare is likely to result from the interaction between two pre-existing loops low in the corona, producing a confined flare. Slightly higher in the corona, a loop is observed which exhibits an outward motion as a result of the reconfiguration during reconnection. The objective of this work is to gain insight on the magnetic topology of the event which is critical in order to determine whether a high-intensity flare is likely to be related to a CME or not.
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Green, L., Matthews, S., van Driel-Gesztelyi, L., Harra, L., & Culhane, J. (2002). Multi-wavelength observations of an X-class flare without a coronal mass ejection. Solar Physics : a journal for solar and solar-stellar research and the study of solar terrestrial physics. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014211528863