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Webb, D.F., Kahler, S.W., McIntosh, P.S. and Klimchuck, J.A. (1997). Large-scale structures and multiple neutral lines associated with coronal mass ejections. Journal of Geophysical Research 102: doi: 10.1029/97JA01867. issn: 0148-0227. |
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We use Yohkoh soft X-ray telescope (SXT) images of eruptive events visible against the solar disk to examine the coronal structures and the boundaries of the large-scale magnetic fields considered to be involved in coronal mass ejections (CMEs). From an initial list of about 100 large-scale events we selected five for detailed study. The transient X-ray structures in these events spanned distances across the solar surface ranging from 35 to >100 heliographic degrees, comparable to the spans of white light CMEs observed at the limb. The widths of the coronal loop arcades spanned two or three neutral lines, or a single, highly convoluted neutral line. Our interpretation of these results is that multipolar magnetic systems are a common configuration of the source fields of many CMEs, contrary to the first-order approximation that CMEs involve the eruption of simple, bipolar structures.¿ 1997 American Geophysical Union |
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Interplanetary Physics, Sources of the solar wind, Solar Physics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy, Coronal mass ejections, Solar Physics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy, Magnetic fields, Solar Physics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy, X rays, gamma rays, and neutrinos |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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