Active chromospheric fibril singularity
Context. The fine structures of the solar chromosphere, driven by photospheric motions, play a crucial role in the dynamics of solar magnetic fields. Many such structures have already been identified, such as fibrils, filament feet, and arch filament systems. Nevertheless, high-resolution observations show a wealth of structures whose nature remains elusive. Aims. We observed a puzzling, unprecedented chromospheric fibril singularity in the close vicinity of a blow-out solar jet and a flaring loop. We aim to understand the magnetic nature of this singularity and the cause of its activity using coordinated high-resolution, multi-wavelength observations. Methods. We aligned datasets from Solar Orbiter, SST, IRIS, and SDO. We re-projected the Solar Orbiter datasets to match the perspective of the Earth-based instruments and performed potential field extrapolations from Solar Orbiter/PHI data. We analysed the spatial and temporal evolution of the plasma structures and their link with the surface magnetic field. This led us to derive a model and scenario for the observed structures, which we explain in a general schematic representation. Results. We have discovered a new feature: a singularity in the chromospheric fibril pattern. It forms in a weak magnetic-field corridor between two flux concentrations of equal sign, at the base of a vertically inverted-Y-shaped field-line pattern. In this specific case, some activity develops along the structure: first, a flaring loop at one end, and second, a blow-out jet at the other end, where a coronal null point was present and associated with a chromospheric saddle point located on the fibril singularity. The observations suggest that both active phenomena are initiated by converging photospheric moat flows that exert pressure on this fibril singularity.
Authors
- Nicolas Poirier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1814-4673)
- D. Calchetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2755-5295)
- Avijeet Prasad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0819-464X)
- C. J. Díaz Baso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9239-9482)
- L. Rouppe van der Voort (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2088-028X)
- Daniel Nóbrega-Siverio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7788-6482)
- S. Danilović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2344-3993)
- Reetika Joshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0020-5754)
- G. Aulanier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5810-1566)
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Universidad de La Laguna (ES)
- George Mason University (US)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Statkraft (Norway) (NO)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Heliophysics (US)
- Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (DE)
- Institute of Theoretical Physics (CN)
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (ES)
- AlbaNova (SE)
- Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Published
- 2026-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202556666
- Primary Topic
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00