Solar Ellerman Bombs in 1D Radiative Hydrodynamics

A. Reid; M. Mathioudakis; A. Kowalski; J. G. Doyle; J. C. Allred

doi:10.3847/2041-8213/835/2/L37

Solar Ellerman Bombs in 1D Radiative Hydrodynamics

A. Reid, M. Mathioudakis, A. Kowalski, J. G. Doyle, J. C. Allred

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Recent observations from the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) appear to show impulsive brightenings in high temperature lines, which when combined with simultaneous ground based observations in Hα, appear co-spatial to Ellerman Bombs (EBs). We use the RADYN 1-dimensional radiative transfer code in an attempt to try and reproduce the observed line profiles and simulate the atmospheric conditions of these events. Combined with the MULTI/RH line synthesis codes, we compute the Hα, Ca II 8542 A, and Mg II h & k lines for these simulated events and compare them to previous observations. Our findings hint that the presence of superheated regions in the photosphere (>10,000 K) is not a plausible explanation for the production of EB signatures. While we are able to recreate EB-like line profiles in Hα, Ca II 8542 A, and Mg II h & k, we cannot achieve agreement with all of these simultaneously.

Original language	English
Journal	The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Volume	835
Issue number	L37
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/835/2/L37
Publication status	Published - 02 Feb 2017

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