Time-distance seismology of the solar corona with comp

Steven Tomczyk, Scott W. McIntosh

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Abstract

We employ a sequence of Doppler images obtained with the Coronal Multi-channel Polarimeter (CoMP) instrument to perform time-distance seismology of the solar corona. We construct the first k-ω diagrams of the region. These allow us to separate outward and inward propagating waves and estimate the spatial variation of the plane-of-sky-projected phase speed, and the relative amount of outward and inward directed wave power. The disparity between outward and inward wave power and the slope of the observed power-law spectrum indicate that low-frequency Alfvénic motions suffer significant attenuation as they propagate, consistent with isotropic MHD turbulence.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1384-1391
Number of pages8
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume697
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Solar wind
  • Sun: corona
  • Sun: magnetic fields

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