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X-ray plasma ejections and jets from solar compact flares observed with the Yohkoh soft X-ray telescope |
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| Authors: | Masamitsu Ohyama Kazunari Shibata Takaaki Yokoyama Masumi Shimojo |
| Institution: | a Solar Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Toyokawa 442, Japan b National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Mitaka, Tokyo 181, Japan c The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, NAOJ, Mitaka, Tokyo 181, Japan |
| Abstract: | Yohkoh soft X-ray observations have revealed coronal X-ray plasma ejections and jets associated with solar flares. We have studied an X-ray plasma ejection on 1993 November 11 in detail, as a typical example of X-ray plasma ejections (possibly plasmoids expected from the reconnection model). The results are as follows: (1) The shape of the ejected material is a loop before it begins to rise. (2) The ejecta are already heated to 5 – 16 MK before rising. (3) The kinetic energy of the ejecta is smaller than the thermal energy content of the ejecta. (4) The thermal energy of the ejecta is smaller than that of the flare regions. (5) The acceleration occurs during the impulsive phase. These results are compared with the characteristics of X-ray jets, and a possible interpretation (for both plasmoids and jets) based on the magnetic reconnection model is briefly discussed. |
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