Evidence of an Erupting Magnetic Flux Rope: LASCO Coronal Mass Ejection of 1997 April 13
The Astrophysical Journal1997Vol. 490(2), pp. L191–L194
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J. Chen, R. A. Howard, G. E. Brueckner, R. A. Santoro, J. Krall, S. E. Paswaters, O. C. St. Cyr, R. Schwenn, P. Lamy, G. M. Simnett
Abstract
A coronal mass ejection (CME) observed by LASCO exhibits evidence that its magnetic field geometry is that of a flux rope. The dynamical properties throughout the fields of view of C2 and C3 telescopes are examined. The results are compared with theoretical predictions based on a model of solar flux ropes. It is shown that the LASCO observations are consistent with a two-dimensional projection of a three-dimensional magnetic flux rope with legs that remain connected to the Sun.
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