Prominence Eruption on 22 August 2006 Observed with the H α Coronagraph in NAO Rozhen

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N. Petrov , P. Duchlev, K. Koleva, M. Dechev Institute of Astronomy and National Astronomical Observatory ROZHEN, BAS 72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee, Sofia 1784, Bulgaria 08-12 MAY, 2012, LESKOVAC, SERBI VIII SERBIAN-BULGARIAN ASTRONOMICAL CONFERENCE

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VIII SERBIAN-BULGARIAN ASTRONOMICAL CONFERENCE. Prominence Eruption on 22 August 2006 Observed with the H α Coronagraph in NAO Rozhen. N. Petrov , P. Duchlev , K. Koleva , M. Dechev Institute of Astronomy and - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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N. Petrov, P. Duchlev, K. Koleva, M. Dechev

Institute of Astronomy andNational Astronomical Observatory ROZHEN, BAS72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee, Sofia 1784, Bulgaria

08-12 MAY, 2012, LESKOVAC, SERBIA

VIII SERBIAN-BULGARIAN ASTRONOMICAL CONFERENCE

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Observations

The EP occurred at the southwestern limb (S16° W) between 04:28 UT and 11:00 UT. The eruptive event presents seven successive eruptions during that time interval. The eruptions run at an angle of 45° about the limb and show two distinctive phases: rising phase and post-eruptive phase, when the prominence plasma flow back by the same trajectory.

A sample of the EP observed on 22 Aug 2006 between 04:29 and 08:43 UT

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Pulkovo Hα synoptic chart of the filament channels with the over-layered solar limb for the date 22 August 2006. The red arrow indicates the EP position.

WSO Synoptic chart of the photospheric magnetic field with the over-layered solar limb for 22 August 2006. The red arrow indicates the EP position.

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Daily chart of the Sun from the Bulletin ”Solnechnye Dannye” of Pulkovo Observatory

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The eruptions are associated with a filament located at the western limb of an active region NOAA 10904 at approximately the same place, as well as some activity events in solar radio emissions at 164 MHz (Nancay Radioheliograph)

The Nancay radio images at 164 MHz indicate expanding loops (EL) inside a CME-like large magnetic system, which are observed because they are illuminated by the gyro-synchrotron emission of Mev accelerated electrons.

The source and direction of movement of EL are the same as those of the EP on 22 August 2006.

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17 GHz Nobeyama Radioheliograph

The Nobeyama radio images of the EP on 22 August 2006 at 17 GHz. The left images show the EP radio analog at the time when the first eruption in Hα reaches a maximum height. The right images show the EP radio analog at the time when the second eruption in Hα reaches a maximum height.

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Height-Time diagram of the EP eruptive phase. The time is given in minutes after 04:48 UT.

Height-time diagram of the EP post-eruptive phase. The time is given in minutes after 04:48 UT.

The first eruption of the EP presents two main phases: eruption and post-eruption ones. During the eruption phase, the EP grows with increasing velocity and it reaches a maximum height of 270 000 km at 05:13 UT.

During the post-eruptive phase, the EP shows return motion by the same trajectory and increasing velocity , reaching a velocity of about 300 km/s near the solar limb

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Conclusions

The EP on 22 August 2006 is interesting case that presents series of seven successive eruptions during the observation time.

The first eruption shows two distinctive phases: eruptive phase with increasing velocity and post-eruptive one, during which the EP shows return motion by the same trajectory.

The EP is associated with the erupted part of the filament located along the polarity inversion line in AR10904.

The EP is associated with radio structures at 164 MHz, which correspond to expanding loops inside a CME-like large magnetic system.

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Acknowledgments This work is possible due to the National Scientific Foundation under Grants DO-02-273, DO 01-34, and DO 02-85.B.R. would like to thank to Prof. J. Roesch for kind invitation to Pic du Midi Observatory, to Dr. Z. Mouradian for permission to use the solar horizontal telescope and to Dr. J.-L. Leroy for the help and stimulating discussions.

Thank you for your attention!