The nature and origin of moving solar radio bursts associated with coronal mass ejections
- 1University of Helsinki, Finland
- 2University of California - Berkeley, USA
- 3University of Turku, Finland
Flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the Sun are the most powerful and spectacular explosions in the solar system, capable of releasing vast amounts of magnetic energy over relatively short periods of time. These phenomena are often associated with particle acceleration processes that are often observed directly by spacecraft here at Earth. At the Sun, there are no direct methods of measuring these particles, which is necessary to predict their origin and propagation direction through the heliosphere. However, accelerated particles, in particular fast electrons, can generate emission at radio wavelengths through various mechanisms. Here, we exploit radio observations of Type II and Type IV radio bursts that accompany CME eruptions, in particular those radio bursts that show movement with the CME expansion in the low solar corona. Using multi-wavelength analysis, reconstruction of the radio emission and CME in three dimensions, we aim to determine the sources and locations of electron acceleration responsible for the Type II and Type IV emission in relation to the CME location and propagation. Such studies are important to understand CMEs and the sources of electron acceleration to ultimately improve the lead time to these impacts here at Earth.
How to cite: Morosan, D., Kilpua, E., Palmerio, E., Lynch, B., Pomoell, J., Vainio, R., Palmroth, M., and Räsänen, J.: The nature and origin of moving solar radio bursts associated with coronal mass ejections, EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4–8 May 2020, EGU2020-5379, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-5379, 2020.