soft x-ray observations of global waves khan-aurass 2002 narukage et al. 2002 hudson et al. 2002
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Soft X-ray observations of global waves
• Khan-Aurass 2002
• Narukage et al. 2002
• Hudson et al. 2002
Solar shock: Type II burst
Moreton-Ramsey waveand EIT wave
Thompson et al., 2000
X-ray observation of a global wave
• Wave propagation tells us about coronal structure
• The innermost (earliest) motions tell us about the flare process itself
May 6, 1998
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FOV 10 arc min
SOHO/ EIT
Uchida’s 1968 model
S.W.
Uchida
A.R.
What caused the blast wave?
• In principle we can see all of the process in soft X-rays
• The earliest manifestation of the May 6 wave is close (104 km) to the flare core
• But… it is significantly displaced from the core
Implosion conjecture
• At low , the coronal energy is purely B2/8• During a flare, there’s no time for energy
transport through the photosphere
• Therefore, some field lines must shorten
Isomagnetobars
Closed field linesOpen field lines
How low-implosions must work