Radio, X-ray, and extreme ultraviolet signatures of internal and external reconnection of an erupting flux rope
Aims. We aim to interpret and relate features observed in gigahertz radio, extreme UV (EUV), and X-ray emissions during a filament eruption at the start of a solar flare on 2 April 2022. Methods. We analysed imaging (EUV, X-ray) and spectral (radio, X-ray) data obtained by ground-based and space instruments on board space missions both on Earth (Fermi, Hinode, Solar Dynamics Observatory) and in solar orbits (Solar Orbiter, STEREO-A), thus providing a multi-directional view on the same event. Results. The combination of EUV and X-ray images and X-ray spectra allowed us to identify hot loops in the vicinity of the filament before its eruption. We interpreted their interaction with the rising filament as a signature of an arcade-to-rope reconnection geometry. The subsequent EUV brightening within the filament revealed a helical structure of the erupting rope. We explain co-temporal radio slowly positively drifting bursts as being a result of beam acceleration within the magnetic rope and propagation along the helical structure. The corresponding X-ray spectra are consistent with a thermal origin. The filament rising was accompanied by co-temporal normal and reverse drift type III radio bursts. We interpret them as a signature of a reconnection event and estimated the electron density at the reconnection site. Further untwisting of the helical structure led to formation of a quasi-circular EUV structure seen from Earth and STEREO-A. Its occurrence was co-temporal with a unique tangle of radio U- and inverse U-bursts. We propose that several accelerated beams propagate within that complex structure and generate the burst tangle. During the start of the flare, hard X-ray emission was concentrated near the filament leg only, suggesting predominant propagation of the beams towards its rooting. Conclusions. We collected multi-wavelength observations indicating interaction of the erupting magnetic flux rope with the overlying arcade and internal magnetic reconnection inside the rising flux rope.
Publication Details
- Journal
- Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
- Published
- 2026-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202557440/pdf
- Primary Topic
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00