MILLIMETER AND SUBMILLIMETER COUNTERPARTS OF THE 2009 SEPTEMBER 26 SOLAR PROMINENCE

We present observations of the millimeter and submillimeter wavelength radio emission from an extended solar prominence. The data were obtained at the Solar Submillimeter Telescope (SST) during regular observations on 2009 September 26. The prominence signals were detected at 1.41 mm (212 GHz) and 0...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: J. E. Pérez-León, D. Hiriart, J. E. Mendoza-Torres
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Redalyc-UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:57126152001
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57126152001
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
prominences
Sun: filaments
Sun: UV radiation
Sun: radio radiation
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Sumario:We present observations of the millimeter and submillimeter wavelength radio emission from an extended solar prominence. The data were obtained at the Solar Submillimeter Telescope (SST) during regular observations on 2009 September 26. The prominence signals were detected at 1.41 mm (212 GHz) and 0.74 mm (405 GHz) in an east-west raster practiced on the solar disk. Detection was confirmed by the He II image from the Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (EIT/SOHO). The peak brightness temperature at the 1.41 mm and 0.74 mm are separated by ~4 arcmin with the 0.74 mm one closer to the solar limb. Assuming a free-free emission mechanism, both peak intensities correspond to an excess of brightness temperature of Tb ~ 2×103 K and they are consistent with an electron temperature and density of Te ~ 5.6 × 103 K and ne ~ 1010 cm-3, respectively.