Triggering processes of two different eruptive events in active region 11283 using observation-based models

  • Kang, Jihye (Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Inoue, Satoshi (Department of Physics, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights) ;
  • Moon, Yong-Jae (Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Kyung Hee University)
  • Published : 2021.04.13

Abstract

An investigation of flare-producing magnetic structure is important for studying an initiation of eruptive events. In this study we select two different eruptive events, M5.3 and X1.2 flares in active region (AR) 11283. Both events occur in the same AR, but brightenings of flare ribbons, seen in EUV images, are different shapes. In order to understand triggering process of eruptive flares, we reconstruct coronal magnetic fields using two observation-based models: a nonlinear force-free field (NLFFF) extrapolation model and a magnetohydodynamic (MHD) one. The NLFFFs show that sheared arcades and overlying fan-spine configurations are found in both cases, but the distributions of magnetic twist are weaker before the M5.3 flare than before the X1.2 flare. The MHD model is to explore the temporal evolution of coronal magnetic structures by considering the NLFFF with an anomalous resistivity as an initial condition. We discuss possible processes of two eruptive events using the MHD as well as the NLFFF model results.

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