ALMA Observations of the Solar Chromosphere on the Polar Limb

作者：Yokoyama Takaaki^*; Shimojo Masumi; Okamoto Takenori J; Iijima Haruhisa

来源：Astrophysical Journal, 2018, 863(1): 96.

DOI：10.3847/1538-4357/aad27e

• magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)
• Sun: chromosphere

We report the results of the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA) observations of the solar chromosphere on the southern polar limb. Coordinated observations with the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) are also conducted. ALMA provided unprecedented high spatial resolution in the millimeter band (approximate to 2.'' 0) at 100 GHz frequency with a moderate cadence (20 s). The results are as follows. (1) The ALMA 100 GHz images show saw-tooth patterns on the limb, and a comparison with Solar Dynamics Observatory/Atmospheric Imaging Assembly 171 angstrom images shows a good correspondence of the limbs with each other. (2) The ALMA animation shows a dynamic thorn-like structure elongating from the saw-tooth patterns on the limb, with lengths reaching at least 8 '', thus suggesting jet-like activity in the ALMA microwave range. These ALMA jets are in good correspondence with the IRIS jet clusters. (3) A blob-ejection event is observed. By comparing with the IRIS Mg II slit-jaw images, the trajectory of the blob is located along the spicular patterns.

• 出版日期2018-8-10
• 单位中国科学院国家天文台