Publication Date:
2019-06-27
Description:
Extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) observations of two polar transient features ('macrospicules') are described. These features appear to be caused by jets of chromospheric material that shoot upward to a height of 35,000 km above the limb and then fall back into the chromosphere, reaching terminal velocities of about 140 km/s. On the basis of a model developed from the EUV measurements, it is found that the energy required to produce each event is about 3 by 10 to the 26th power ergs, about two orders of magnitude more than that required to produce an ordinary spicule. This indicates that macrospicules may be an important factor in the energy balance of the chromosphere and corona.
Keywords:
SOLAR PHYSICS
Type:
Astrophysical Journal; 203; Jan. 15
Format:
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