Origin and structures of solar eruptions I: magnetic flux rope

X Cheng, Y Guo, MD Ding - Science China Earth Sciences, 2017 - Springer
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and solar flares are the large-scale and most energetic
eruptive phenomena in our solar system and able to release a large quantity of plasma and …

The source and engine of coronal mass ejections

MK Georgoulis, A Nindos… - … Transactions of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are large-scale expulsions of coronal plasma and magnetic
field propagating through the heliosphere. Because CMEs are observed by white-light …

The standard flare model in three dimensions-III. Slip-running reconnection properties

M Janvier, G Aulanier, E Pariat, P Démoulin - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2013 - aanda.org
Context. A standard model for eruptive flares aims at describing observational 3D features of
the reconnecting coronal magnetic field. Extensions to the 2D model require the physical …

Magnetic flux ropes in the solar corona: structure and evolution toward eruption

R Liu - Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Magnetic flux ropes are characterized by coherently twisted magnetic field lines, which are
ubiquitous in magnetized plasmas. As the core structure of various eruptive phenomena in …

Direct In Situ Measurements of a Fast Coronal Mass Ejection and Associated Structures in the Corona

YD Liu, B Zhu, H Ran, H Hu, M Liu, X Zhao… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on the first direct in situ measurements of a fast coronal mass ejection (CME) and
shock in the corona, which occurred on 2022 September 5. In situ measurements from the …

Formation of a double-decker magnetic flux rope in the sigmoidal solar active region 11520

X Cheng, MD Ding, J Zhang, XD Sun… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, we address the formation of a magnetic flux rope (MFR) that erupted on 2012
July 12 and caused a strong geomagnetic storm event on July 15. Through analyzing the …

Slipping magnetic reconnection during an X-class solar flare observed by SDO/AIA

J Dudík, M Janvier, G Aulanier… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We present SDO/AIA observations of an eruptive X-class flare of 2012 July 12, and compare
its evolution with the predictions of a three-dimensional (3D) numerical simulation. We focus …

Deciphering the slow-rise precursor of a major coronal mass ejection

X Cheng, C Xing, G Aulanier, SK Solanki… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Coronal mass ejections are explosive plasma phenomena prevalently occurring on the Sun
and probably on other magnetically active stars. However, how their pre-eruptive …

Chromosphere to 1 AU simulation of the 2011 March 7th event: a comprehensive study of coronal mass ejection propagation

M Jin, WB Manchester, B Van Der Holst… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We perform and analyze the results of a global magnetohydrodynamic simulation of the fast
coronal mass ejection (CME) that occurred on 2011 March 7. The simulation is made using …

Decoding the pre-eruptive magnetic field configurations of coronal mass ejections

S Patsourakos, A Vourlidas, T Török, B Kliem… - Space Science …, 2020 - Springer
A clear understanding of the nature of the pre-eruptive magnetic field configurations of
Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) is required for understanding and eventually predicting …