Observations of a rotating macrospicule associated with an X-ray jet

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Issue		A&A Volume 510, February 2010


Article Number		L1
Number of page(s)		4
Section		Letters
DOI		http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913269
Published online		05 February 2010

A&A 510, L1 (2010)

Letter to the Editor

Observations of a rotating macrospicule associated with an X-ray jet

S. Kamio¹, W. Curdt¹, L. Teriaca¹, B. Inhester¹ and S. K. Solanki¹^,2

¹ Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung (MPS), Max-Planck-Str. 2, 37191 Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany e-mail: skamio@spd.aas.org
² School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Gyeonggi 446-701, Korea

Received: 9 September 2009
Accepted: 8 January 2010

Abstract

Aims. We attempt to understand the driving mechanism of a macrospicule and its relationship with a coronal jet.

Methods. We study the dynamics of a macrospicule and an associated coronal jet captured by multi-spacecraft observations. Doppler velocities in both the macrospicule and the coronal jet are determined by EIS and SUMER spectra. Their temporal evolution is studied using X-ray and λ304 images.

Results. A blueshift of km s^-1 is detected on one side of the macrospicule, while a redshift of km s^-1 is found at the base of the other side. The inclination angle of the macrospicule inferred from a stereoscopic analysis with STEREO suggests that the measured Doppler velocities can be attributed to a rotating motion of the macrospicule rather than a radial flow or an expansion.

Conclusions. The macrospicule is driven by the unfolding motion of a twisted magnetic flux rope, while the associated X-ray jet is a radial outflow.

Key words: Sun: corona / Sun: transition region / Sun: coronal mass ejections (CMEs) / Sun: UV radiation

© ESO, 2010

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