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E. G. Kupriyanova

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arXiv2026

Detector for fast wave trains in the solar radio emission

Quasi-periodic fast propagating (QFP) wave trains observed in the solar corona after some energetic events (solar flares, coronal mass ejections, jets) open possibilities for diagnostics of spatial and temporal scales of the impulsive energy release processes, that are absent in the standard model of a solar flare. Besides, the dynamics of the wave trains and their characteristic spatial and temporal signatures allow to localize the initial energy release volume magenta and to perform fine diagnostics of the transverse structures of plasma inhomogeneities in the solar corona. However, the small number of such events registered significantly limits their promising diagnostic potential. The aim of this paper is to perform an automatic search for fast wave trains in radio data. We apply classifying neural network/machine learning methods. Dynamic radio spectra obtained by HiRAS radio spectrographs within the 20 MHz -- 2.5 GHz frequency band during 2011 were used. We consider 50 global coronal EUV waves as marker events for more a targeted search in HiRAS data. Our automatic detector revealed 50 independent QFP-candidates events with the temporal signatures similar to that of the fast wave trains, with 13 candidates connected with the global waves.

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arXiv2023

Microwave response to kink oscillations of a plasma slab

The modulation of the intensity of microwave emission from a plasma slab caused by a standing linear kink fast magnetoacoustic wave is considered. The slab is stretched along a straight magnetic field, and can represent, for example, a current sheet in a flaring active region in corona of the Sun, or a streamer or pseudostreamer stalk. The plasma density is non-uniform in the perpendicular direction and described by a symmetric Epstein profile. The plasma parameter $β$ is taken to be zero, which is a good approximation for solar coronal active regions. The microwave emission is caused by mildly relativistic electrons which occupy a layer within the oscillating slab and radiate via the gyrosynchrotron (GS) mechanism. Light curves of the microwave emission were simulated in the optically thin part of the GS spectrum, and their typical Fourier spectra were analysed. It is shown that the microwave response to a linear kink magnetohydrodynamic wave is non-linear. It is found that, while the microwave light curves at the node oscillate with the same frequency as the frequency of the perturbing kink mode, the frequency of the microwave oscillations at the anti-node is two times higher than the kink oscillation frequency. Gradual transformation the one type of the light curves to another occurs when sliding from the node to the anti-node. This result does not depend on the width of the GS-emitting layer inside the oscillating slab. This finding should be considered in the interpretation of microwave quasi-periodic pulsations in solar and stellar flares.

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arXiv2021

Kink oscillations of coronal loops

Kink oscillations of coronal loops, i.e., standing kink waves, is one of the most studied dynamic phenomena in the solar corona. The oscillations are excited by impulsive energy releases, such as low coronal eruptions. Typical periods of the oscillations are from a few to several minutes, and are found to increase linearly with the increase in the major radius of the oscillating loops. It clearly demonstrates that kink oscillations are natural modes of the loops, and can be described as standing fast magnetoacoustic waves with the wavelength determined by the length of the loop. Kink oscillations are observed in two different regimes. In the rapidly decaying regime, the apparent displacement amplitude reaches several minor radii of the loop. The damping time which is about several oscillation periods decreases with the increase in the oscillation amplitude, suggesting a nonlinear nature of the damping. In the decayless regime, the amplitudes are smaller than a minor radius, and the driver is still debated. The review summarises major findings obtained during the last decade, and covers both observational and theoretical results. Observational results include creation and analysis of comprehensive catalogues of the oscillation events, and detection of kink oscillations with imaging and spectral instruments in the EUV and microwave bands. Theoretical results include various approaches to modelling in terms of the magnetohydrodynamic wave theory. Properties of kink oscillations are found to depend on parameters of the oscillating loop, such as the magnetic twist, stratification, steady flows, temperature variations and so on, which make kink oscillations a natural probe of these parameters by the method of magnetohydrodynamic seismology.

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arXiv2020

The origin of quasi-periodicities during circular ribbon flares

Solar flares with a fan-spine magnetic topology can form circular ribbons. The previous study based on Hαline observations of the solar flares during March 05, 2014 by Xu et al. (2017) revealed uniform and continuous rotation of the magnetic fan-spine. Preliminary analysis of the flare time profiles revealed quasi-periodic pulsations (QPPs) with similar properties in hard X-rays, Hα, and microwaves. In this work, we address which process the observed periodicities are related to: periodic acceleration of electrons or plasma heating? QPPs are analysed in the Hαemission from the centre of the fan (inner ribbon R1), a circular ribbon (R2), a remote source (R3), and an elongated ribbon (R4) located between R2 and R3. The methods of correlation, Fourier, wavelet, and empirical mode decomposition are used. QPPs in Hαemission are compared with those in microwave and X-ray emission. We found multi-wavelength QPPs with periods around 150 s, 125 s, and 190 s. The 150-s period is seen to co-exist in Hα, hard X-rays, and microwave emissions, that allowed us to connect it with flare kernels R1 and R2. These kernels spatially coincide with the site of the primary flare energy release. The 125-s period is found in the Hαemission of the elongated ribbon R4 and the microwave emission at 5.7 GHz during the decay phase. The 190-s period is present in the emission during all flare phases in the Hαemission of both the remote source R3 and the elongated ribbon R4, in soft X-rays, and microwaves at 4--8 GHz. We connected the dominant 150-s QPPs with the slipping reconnection mechanism occurring in the fan. We suggested that the period of 125 s in the elongated ribbon can be caused by a kink oscillation of the outer spine connecting the primary reconnection site with the remote footpoint. The period of 190 s is associated with the 3-min sunspot oscillations.

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arXiv2016

Relationship of type III radio bursts with quasi-periodic pulsations in a solar flare

We studied a solar flare with pronounced quasi-periodic pulsations detected in the microwave, X-ray, and radio bands. We used the methods of correlation, Fourier, and wavelet analyses to examine the temporal fine structures and relationships between the time profiles in each wave band. We found that the time profiles of the microwaves, hard X-rays and type III radio bursts vary quasi-periodically with the common period of 40-50 s. The average amplitude of the variations is high, above 30% of the background flux level and reaching 80% after the flare maximum. We did not find the periodicity in either the thermal X-ray flux component or source size dynamics. Our findings indicate that the detected periodicity is likely to be associated with periodic dynamics in the injection of non-thermal electrons, that can be produced by periodic modulation of magnetic reconnection.

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