2008/06/05 by A. K. Srivastava, T. V. Zaqarashvili, Wahab Uddin +3
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Atmosphere (unit) #Coronal loop #Coronal mass ejection #Flare #Hydrostatic equilibrium #Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics #Loop (graph theory) #Magnetic field #Meteorology #Oscillation (cell signaling) #Physics #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #Solar telescope #Solar wind #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Telescope #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13532.x
13 pages, 4 figures, accepted in MNRAS
arxiv created 2008/06/05 · openalex publication_date 2008/07/14 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Using simultaneous high spatial (1.3 arcsec) and temporal (5 and 10 s) resolution Hα observations from the 15 cm Solar Tower Telescope at Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), we study the oscillations in the relative intensity to explore the possibility of sausage oscillations in the chromospheric cool post-flare loop. We use the standard wavelet tool, and find the oscillation period of ≈587 s near the loop apex, and ≈349 s near the footpoint. We suggest that the oscillations represent the fundamental and the first harmonics of the fast-sausage waves in the cool post-flare loop. Based on the period ratio P1/P2∼1.68, we estimate the density scaleheight in the loop as ∼17 Mm. This value is much higher than the equilibrium scaleheight corresponding to Hα temperature, which probably indicates that the cool post-flare loop is not in hydrostatic equilibrium. Seismologically estimated Alfvén speed outside the loop is ∼300–330 km s−1. The observation of multiple oscillations may play a crucial role in understanding the dynamics of lower solar atmosphere, complementing such oscillations already reported in the upper solar atmosphere (e.g. hot flaring loops).