RECURRENT SOLAR JETS INDUCED BY A SATELLITE SPOT AND MOVING MAGNETIC FEATURES

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 815; no. 1; pp. 71 - 80
• Main Authors: Chen, Jie, Su, Jiangtao, Yin, Zhiqiang, Priya, T. G., Zhang, Hongqi, Liu, Jihong, Xu, Haiqing, Yu, Sijie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The American Astronomical Society 10-12-2015
• Subjects: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; BLOWOUTS; Boundaries; Cancellation; JETS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC RECONNECTION; PLASMA; Polarity; ROTATION; SATELLITES; SHEAR; SOLAR CORONA; Spots; SUN; Sun: activity; Sun: atmosphere; Sun: magnetic fields; SUNSPOTS
• ISSN: 0004-637X; 1538-4357; 1538-4357
• DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/815/1/71

ABSTRACT Recurrent and homologous jets were observed to the west edge of active region NOAA 11513 at the boundary of a coronal hole. We find two kinds of cancellations between opposite polarity magnetic fluxes, inducing the generation of recurrent jets. First, a satellite spot continuously collides with a pre-existing opposite polarity magnetic field and causes recurrent solar jets. Second, moving magnetic features, which emerge near the sunspot penumbra, pass through the ambient plasma and eventually collide with the opposite polarity magnetic field. Among these recurrent jets, a blowout jet that occurred around 21:10 UT is investigated. The rotation of the pre-existing magnetic field and the shear motion of the satellite spot accumulate magnetic energy, which creates the possibility for the jet to experience blowout right from the standard.