Over-expansion of a coronal mass ejection generates sub-Alfvénic plasma conditions in the solar wind at Earth
- Autores
- Chané, E.; Schmieder, B.; Dasso, Sergio Ricardo; Verbeke, C.; Grison, B.; Démoulin, Pascal; Poedts, S.
- Año de publicación
- 2021
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- Context. From May 24-25, 2002, four spacecraft located in the solar wind at about 1 astronomical unit (au) measured plasma densities one to two orders of magnitude lower than usual. The density was so low that the flow became sub-Alfvénic for four hours, and the Alfvén Mach number was as low as 0.4. Consequently, the Earth lost its bow shock, and two long Alfvén wings were generated. Aims. This is one of the lowest density events ever recorded in the solar wind at 1 au, and the least documented one. Our goal is to understand what caused the very low density. Methods. Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) and in situ data were used to identify whether something unusual occurred that could have generated such low densities Results. The very low density was recorded inside a large interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME), which displayed a long, linearly declining velocity profile, typical of expanding ICMEs. We deduce a normalised radial expansion rate of 1.6. Such a strong expansion, occurring over a long period of time, implies a radial size expansion growing with the distance from the Sun to the power 1.6. This can explain a two-orders-of-magnitude drop in plasma density. Data from LASCO and the Advanced Composition Explorer show that this over-expanding ICME was travelling in the wake of a previous ICME. Conclusions. The very low densities measured in the solar wind in May 2002 were caused by the over-expansion of a large ICME. This over-expansion was made possible because the ICME was travelling in a low-density and high-velocity environment present in the wake of another ICME coming from a nearby region on the Sun and ejected only three hours previously. Such conditions are very unusual, which explains why such very low densities are almost never observed.
Fil: Chané, E.. Katholikie Universiteit Leuven; Bélgica
Fil: Schmieder, B.. Katholikie Universiteit Leuven; Bélgica. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Observatoire de Paris; Francia. Sorbonne University; Francia. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Francia
Fil: Dasso, Sergio Ricardo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y los Océanos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; Argentina
Fil: Verbeke, C.. Katholikie Universiteit Leuven; Bélgica
Fil: Grison, B.. Czech Academy of Sciences; República Checa
Fil: Démoulin, Pascal. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Observatoire de Paris; Francia. Sorbonne University; Francia. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Francia. Laboratoire Cogitamus; Francia
Fil: Poedts, S.. Katholikie Universiteit Leuven; Bélgica. University of Maria Curie Skłodowska; Polonia - Materia
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MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS (MHD)
SOLAR WIND
SUN: CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS (CMES)
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Over-expansion of a coronal mass ejection generates sub-Alfvénic plasma conditions in the solar wind at EarthChané, E.Schmieder, B.Dasso, Sergio RicardoVerbeke, C.Grison, B.Démoulin, PascalPoedts, S.MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS (MHD)SOLAR WINDSUN: CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS (CMES)SUN: INFRAREDhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Context. From May 24-25, 2002, four spacecraft located in the solar wind at about 1 astronomical unit (au) measured plasma densities one to two orders of magnitude lower than usual. The density was so low that the flow became sub-Alfvénic for four hours, and the Alfvén Mach number was as low as 0.4. Consequently, the Earth lost its bow shock, and two long Alfvén wings were generated. Aims. This is one of the lowest density events ever recorded in the solar wind at 1 au, and the least documented one. Our goal is to understand what caused the very low density. Methods. Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) and in situ data were used to identify whether something unusual occurred that could have generated such low densities Results. The very low density was recorded inside a large interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME), which displayed a long, linearly declining velocity profile, typical of expanding ICMEs. We deduce a normalised radial expansion rate of 1.6. Such a strong expansion, occurring over a long period of time, implies a radial size expansion growing with the distance from the Sun to the power 1.6. This can explain a two-orders-of-magnitude drop in plasma density. Data from LASCO and the Advanced Composition Explorer show that this over-expanding ICME was travelling in the wake of a previous ICME. Conclusions. The very low densities measured in the solar wind in May 2002 were caused by the over-expansion of a large ICME. This over-expansion was made possible because the ICME was travelling in a low-density and high-velocity environment present in the wake of another ICME coming from a nearby region on the Sun and ejected only three hours previously. Such conditions are very unusual, which explains why such very low densities are almost never observed.Fil: Chané, E.. Katholikie Universiteit Leuven; BélgicaFil: Schmieder, B.. Katholikie Universiteit Leuven; Bélgica. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Observatoire de Paris; Francia. Sorbonne University; Francia. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; FranciaFil: Dasso, Sergio Ricardo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y los Océanos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; ArgentinaFil: Verbeke, C.. Katholikie Universiteit Leuven; BélgicaFil: Grison, B.. Czech Academy of Sciences; República ChecaFil: Démoulin, Pascal. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Observatoire de Paris; Francia. Sorbonne University; Francia. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Francia. Laboratoire Cogitamus; FranciaFil: Poedts, S.. Katholikie Universiteit Leuven; Bélgica. University of Maria Curie Skłodowska; PoloniaEDP Sciences2021-03-26info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/183142Chané, E.; Schmieder, B.; Dasso, Sergio Ricardo; Verbeke, C.; Grison, B.; et al.; Over-expansion of a coronal mass ejection generates sub-Alfvénic plasma conditions in the solar wind at Earth; EDP Sciences; Astronomy and Astrophysics; 647; 26-3-2021; 1-120004-63611432-0746CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2021/03/aa39867-20/aa39867-20.htmlinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1051/0004-6361/202039867info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:38:14Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/183142instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:38:14.308CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Over-expansion of a coronal mass ejection generates sub-Alfvénic plasma conditions in the solar wind at Earth |
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Over-expansion of a coronal mass ejection generates sub-Alfvénic plasma conditions in the solar wind at Earth |
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Over-expansion of a coronal mass ejection generates sub-Alfvénic plasma conditions in the solar wind at Earth Chané, E. MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS (MHD) SOLAR WIND SUN: CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS (CMES) SUN: INFRARED |
title_short |
Over-expansion of a coronal mass ejection generates sub-Alfvénic plasma conditions in the solar wind at Earth |
title_full |
Over-expansion of a coronal mass ejection generates sub-Alfvénic plasma conditions in the solar wind at Earth |
title_fullStr |
Over-expansion of a coronal mass ejection generates sub-Alfvénic plasma conditions in the solar wind at Earth |
title_full_unstemmed |
Over-expansion of a coronal mass ejection generates sub-Alfvénic plasma conditions in the solar wind at Earth |
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Over-expansion of a coronal mass ejection generates sub-Alfvénic plasma conditions in the solar wind at Earth |
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Chané, E. Schmieder, B. Dasso, Sergio Ricardo Verbeke, C. Grison, B. Démoulin, Pascal Poedts, S. |
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Chané, E. |
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Chané, E. Schmieder, B. Dasso, Sergio Ricardo Verbeke, C. Grison, B. Démoulin, Pascal Poedts, S. |
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Schmieder, B. Dasso, Sergio Ricardo Verbeke, C. Grison, B. Démoulin, Pascal Poedts, S. |
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MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS (MHD) SOLAR WIND SUN: CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS (CMES) SUN: INFRARED |
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MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS (MHD) SOLAR WIND SUN: CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS (CMES) SUN: INFRARED |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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Context. From May 24-25, 2002, four spacecraft located in the solar wind at about 1 astronomical unit (au) measured plasma densities one to two orders of magnitude lower than usual. The density was so low that the flow became sub-Alfvénic for four hours, and the Alfvén Mach number was as low as 0.4. Consequently, the Earth lost its bow shock, and two long Alfvén wings were generated. Aims. This is one of the lowest density events ever recorded in the solar wind at 1 au, and the least documented one. Our goal is to understand what caused the very low density. Methods. Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) and in situ data were used to identify whether something unusual occurred that could have generated such low densities Results. The very low density was recorded inside a large interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME), which displayed a long, linearly declining velocity profile, typical of expanding ICMEs. We deduce a normalised radial expansion rate of 1.6. Such a strong expansion, occurring over a long period of time, implies a radial size expansion growing with the distance from the Sun to the power 1.6. This can explain a two-orders-of-magnitude drop in plasma density. Data from LASCO and the Advanced Composition Explorer show that this over-expanding ICME was travelling in the wake of a previous ICME. Conclusions. The very low densities measured in the solar wind in May 2002 were caused by the over-expansion of a large ICME. This over-expansion was made possible because the ICME was travelling in a low-density and high-velocity environment present in the wake of another ICME coming from a nearby region on the Sun and ejected only three hours previously. Such conditions are very unusual, which explains why such very low densities are almost never observed. Fil: Chané, E.. Katholikie Universiteit Leuven; Bélgica Fil: Schmieder, B.. Katholikie Universiteit Leuven; Bélgica. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Observatoire de Paris; Francia. Sorbonne University; Francia. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Francia Fil: Dasso, Sergio Ricardo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y los Océanos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; Argentina Fil: Verbeke, C.. Katholikie Universiteit Leuven; Bélgica Fil: Grison, B.. Czech Academy of Sciences; República Checa Fil: Démoulin, Pascal. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Observatoire de Paris; Francia. Sorbonne University; Francia. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Francia. Laboratoire Cogitamus; Francia Fil: Poedts, S.. Katholikie Universiteit Leuven; Bélgica. University of Maria Curie Skłodowska; Polonia |
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Context. From May 24-25, 2002, four spacecraft located in the solar wind at about 1 astronomical unit (au) measured plasma densities one to two orders of magnitude lower than usual. The density was so low that the flow became sub-Alfvénic for four hours, and the Alfvén Mach number was as low as 0.4. Consequently, the Earth lost its bow shock, and two long Alfvén wings were generated. Aims. This is one of the lowest density events ever recorded in the solar wind at 1 au, and the least documented one. Our goal is to understand what caused the very low density. Methods. Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) and in situ data were used to identify whether something unusual occurred that could have generated such low densities Results. The very low density was recorded inside a large interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME), which displayed a long, linearly declining velocity profile, typical of expanding ICMEs. We deduce a normalised radial expansion rate of 1.6. Such a strong expansion, occurring over a long period of time, implies a radial size expansion growing with the distance from the Sun to the power 1.6. This can explain a two-orders-of-magnitude drop in plasma density. Data from LASCO and the Advanced Composition Explorer show that this over-expanding ICME was travelling in the wake of a previous ICME. Conclusions. The very low densities measured in the solar wind in May 2002 were caused by the over-expansion of a large ICME. This over-expansion was made possible because the ICME was travelling in a low-density and high-velocity environment present in the wake of another ICME coming from a nearby region on the Sun and ejected only three hours previously. Such conditions are very unusual, which explains why such very low densities are almost never observed. |
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