Relationship between wave processes in sunspots and quasi-periodic pulsations in active region flares

A phenomenological relationship between oscillations in a sunspot and quasi-periodic pulsations (QPP) in flaring energy releases at an active region (AR) above the sunspot is established. The analysis of the microwave emission recorded by the Nobeyama Radioheliograph at 17 GHz shows a gradual increa...

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Published in:Astronomy and astrophysics (Berlin) 2009-10, Vol.505 (2), p.791-799
Main Authors: Sych, R., Nakariakov, V. M., Karlicky, M., Anfinogentov, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
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magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)
waves
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Summary:A phenomenological relationship between oscillations in a sunspot and quasi-periodic pulsations (QPP) in flaring energy releases at an active region (AR) above the sunspot is established. The analysis of the microwave emission recorded by the Nobeyama Radioheliograph at 17 GHz shows a gradual increase in the power of the 3-min oscillation train in the sunspot associated with AR 10756 before flares in this AR. The flaring light curves are found to be bursty with a period of 3 min. Our analysis of the spatial distribution of the 3-min oscillation power implies that the oscillations follow from sunspots along coronal loops towards the flaring site. It is proposed that QPP in the flaring energy releases can be triggered by 3-min slow magnetoacoustic waves leaking from sunspots.
ISSN:0004-6361
1432-0746
DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/200912132