XRT observes a coronal jet from an Active Region. Click the image to watch a movie of the eclipse or click here for the youtube link.
Jetting off the Sun with AR14036
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Whoosh! A jet launched off the Sun from active region (AR) 14036 on March 25th. In this case, the jet we recorded is a coronal jet of a rapidly moving column of plasma bright in X-ray and Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) bands. These jets are similar to coronal mass ejections (CMEs), but are more compact and are often associated with solar energetic particle (SEP) events. Captured by Hinode X-ray Telescope’s (XRT’s) Al-poly filter, the jet appears as a brief wisp off the peak of the flaring region. The jet was not potent with no associated CMEs or SEPs. AR14036 wasn’t especially active either – its strongest flare being a C3.3 and the one in the video was a C3.1. Solar flaring can be as small as B-class flares, but as large as X-class flares where each flaring class (of B, C, M and X) is 10 times larger than the last. For example, X-class flares are 100 times more powerful than C-class flares. Still, the jet itself is striking and another great image captured by XRT. Citation: Raouafi, N.E., Patsourakos, S., Pariat, E. et al. Solar Coronal Jets: Observations, Theory, and Modeling. Space Sci Rev 201, 1–53 (2016) Link Keywords: AR Tracking, Flare Filters: Al_Poly |
(Prepared by Rhiannon Fleming and Aki Takeda)
The XRT instrument team is comprised of SAO, NASA, JAXA, and NAOJ.
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