太陽遷移層における長寿命爆発現象の進化を解明 (Study Reveals Evolution of Long-duration Explosive Events in Solar Transition Region)

2026-04-22 中国科学院(CAS)

中国科学院雲南天文台の研究チームは、太陽遷移層で発生する長寿命爆発現象(Explosive Events: EE)のスペクトル進化を詳細に解析し、磁気リコネクションに伴うプラズマ流動の特徴を明らかにした。研究では、IRIS(Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph)の高分解能観測データを用い、2023年2月10日に観測された4件のEEを対象にSi IV 1403 Åスペクトル線を多成分ガウス分解して解析した。その結果、「赤青両翼増強」「赤翼のみ増強」「青翼のみ増強」という3種類のスペクトル形態が繰り返し現れることを確認し、特に両翼増強がEEの代表的特徴であることを示した。また、100 km/sを超える高速双方向流が後期段階で出現し、継続的または再活性化したエネルギー解放を示唆した。一方、同時観測されたフレアループでは単方向赤方偏移が卓越していた。研究は、EEにおける双方向アウトフローの分光学的証拠を提供し、太陽遷移層の小規模爆発現象の理解を進展させる成果となった。

太陽遷移層における長寿命爆発現象の進化を解明 (Study Reveals Evolution of Long-duration Explosive Events in Solar Transition Region)
Overview of TR EEs in NOAA AR 13213, observed with IRIS SJIs at 1400 Å and the corresponding Si iv 1403 Å spectra near 00:33:33 UT, 01:17:50 UT, 02:44:39 UT, and 02:55:00 UT. In each SJI panel, the vertical white dashed line indicates the slit position. EE1–EE4 and the blue diamond denote the locations of EEs. Green contours outline regions with intensities exceeding 5% of the maximum within the field of view. In the spectral panels, vertical black dashed lines mark the line center of Si iv 1403 Å, while horizontal black dashed lines indicate the positions of EEs, flare ribbons, and loop structures. (Image by ZHOU Yi’an).

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4つの長時間遷移領域爆発事象の分光学的事例研究 Spectroscopic Case Studies of Four Long-duration Transition-region Explosive Events

Yi’an Zhou, Xiaoli Yan, Zhike Xue, Liheng Yang, Jincheng Wang, and Zhe Xu
The Astrophysical Journal  Published: 2026 March 24
DOI:10.3847/1538-4357/ae4c4f

Abstract

This work presents a detailed spectroscopic case study of four long-duration transition-region (TR) explosive events (EEs) observed in NOAA Active Region 13213 on 2023 February 10 using the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph. The dynamic spectral evolution of each event is tracked through multicomponent Gaussian fitting of the Si iv 1403 Å line profiles. Three recurrent spectral morphologies are identified and characterized: bilateral wing enhancement, exclusive red-wing enhancement, and exclusive blue-wing enhancement, among which bilateral enhancement is the most common in the studied cases. Throughout their lifetimes of 20–25 minutes, these events display sustained and evolving bidirectional flows, with high-velocity components (∣v∣ > 100 km s−1) emerging in late phases. These spectral signatures are interpreted as evidence of ongoing or recurrent magnetic reconnection, where bilateral profiles correspond to bidirectional outflows, and exclusive wing enhancements represent geometric or evolutionary phases of the same process. In contrast, cotemporal flare ribbons and loop structures exhibit pronounced, unidirectional redshifts. This study underscores that significant non-Gaussian wing enhancement, rather than exclusively high speed, constitutes a defining spectroscopic signature of EEs, and provides detailed kinematic constraints on the dynamics of such TR EEs.

1701物理及び化学
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