Simultaneous detection of flare-associated kink oscillations and extreme-ultraviolet waves

Kink oscillations,which are frequently observed in coronal loops and prominences,are often accompanied by extreme-ultraviolet(EUV)waves.However,much more needs to be explored regarding the causal relationships between kink oscillations and EUV waves.In this article,we report the simultaneous detection of kink oscillations and EUV waves that are both associated with an X2.1 flare on 2023 March 03(SOL2023-03-03T17:39).The kink oscillations,which are almost perpendicular to the axes of loop-like structures,are observed in three coronal loops and one prominence.One short loop shows in-phase oscillation within the same period of 5.2 min at three positions.This oscillation could be triggered by the pushing of an expanding loop and interpreted as the standing kink wave.Time lags are found between the kink oscillations of the short loop and two long loops,suggesting that the kink wave travels in different loops.The kink oscillations of one long loop and the prominence are possibly driven by the disturbance of the coronal mass ejection(CME),and that of another long loop might be attributed to the interaction of the EUV wave.The onset time of the kink oscillation of the short loop is nearly same as the beginning of an EUV wave.This fact demonstrates that they are almost simultaneous.The EUV wave is most likely excited by the expanding loop structure and shows two components.The leading component is a fast coronal wave,and the trailing one could be due to the stretching magnetic field lines.

Kinetic Instability of Anisotropic Drift Wave Accompanied by Field Aligned Currents in Solar Coronal Loop

Solar coronal loops are frequently accompanied by the field-aligned currents, which drive instabilities if the drift velocity u0 > v A the Alfv′en velocity. For our choice of parameters, the critical threshold value of u0/v A is ～ 3.0 for growth and the corresponding current filling factor ～ 10-3-10-4. Below this value we are no longer in the kinetic regime.The coronal loops also have short-scale density gradients within each loop. The electron resonance in the presence of density gradient causes the drift mode to grow. We study the effect of these two free energy sources, the electron drift and the density gradient, in the presence of temperature anisotropy T⊥_α > T∥_α. These effects simultaneously exist in the coronae. Using gyrokinetic theory, we investigate the influence of these effects, examine how they interplay with each other and study the consequent growth of the magnetosonic wave. We observe that kinetic instability driven by density gradient can be suppressed by field-aligned currents. The temperature anisotropy with chosen signatures causes further stabilizing effect. The results may prove useful to study the heating mechanism of solar coronal loops, acceleration of particles and confinement of particles in the thermonuclear reactors.