Physics of erupting solar flux ropes: coronal mass ejections (CMEs)—recent advances in theory and observation

J Chen - Physics of Plasmas, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Solar eruptions, observed as flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), are the most
energetic visible plasma phenomena in the solar system. CMEs are the central component …

Flare-CME models: an observational perspective (invited review)

B Schmieder, G Aulanier, B Vršnak - Solar physics, 2015 - Springer
Eruptions, flares, and coronal mass ejection (CMEs) are due to physical phenomena mainly
driven by an initially force-free current-carrying magnetic field. We review some key …

Modeling of flux rope coronal mass ejections

AFR Thernisien, RA Howard… - The Astrophysical …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a forward-modeling technique for flux rope-like CMEs using an empirically
defined model of a flux rope, the graduated cylindrical shell (GCS). To compare it with white …

Implementation of the graduated cylindrical shell model for the three-dimensional reconstruction of coronal mass ejections

A Thernisien - The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
The graduated cylindrical shell (GCS) model developed by Thernisien et al. has been used
with the goal of studying the three-dimensional morphology, position, and kinematics of …

Direct evidence for a fast coronal mass ejection driven by the prior formation and subsequent destabilization of a magnetic flux rope

S Patsourakos, A Vourlidas… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Magnetic flux ropes play a central role in the physics of coronal mass ejections (CMEs).
Although a flux-rope topology is inferred for the majority of coronagraphic observations of …

Numerical simulations of fast and slow coronal mass ejections

T Török, B Kliem - Astronomische Nachrichten: Astronomical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Solar coronal mass ejections (CMEs) show a large variety in their kinematic properties.
CMEs originating in active regions and accompanied by strong flares are usually faster and …

Partial torus instability

O Olmedo, J Zhang - The Astrophysical Journal, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Flux ropes are now generally accepted to be the magnetic configuration of coronal mass
ejections (CMEs), which may be formed prior to or during solar eruptions. In this study, we …

Processes and mechanisms governing the initiation and propagation of CMEs

B Vršnak - Annales Geophysicae, 2008 - angeo.copernicus.org
The most important observational characteristics of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are
summarized, emphasizing those aspects which are relevant for testing physical concepts …

Acceleration phase of coronal mass ejections: I. Temporal and spatial scales

B Vršnak, D Maričić, AL Stanger, AM Veronig… - Solar physics, 2007 - Springer
We study kinematics of 22 coronal mass ejections (CMEs) whose motion was traced from
the gradual pre-acceleration phase up to the post-acceleration stage. The peak …

Flux accretion and coronal mass ejection dynamics

BT Welsch - Solar Physics, 2018 - Springer
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are the primary drivers of severe space weather
disturbances in the heliosphere. Models of CME dynamics have been proposed that do not …