Detection and Characterisation of a Coronal Mass Ejection using Interplanetary Scintillation measurements from the Murchison Widefield Array

Autor:	Morgan, J., McCauley, P. I., Waszewski, A., Ekers, R., Chhetri, R.
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
DOI:	10.1029/2022SW003396
Popis:	We have shown previously that the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), can detect hundreds of Interplanetary Scintillation (IPS) sources simultaneously across a field of view $\sim30^\circ$ in extent. To test if we can use this capability to track heliospheric structures, we undertook a search of 88 hours of MWA IPS data, and identified an observation likely to have a significant Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) in the field of view. We demonstrate that in a single 5-minute MWA observation we are able to localise and image a CME $\sim$33 hours after launch at an elongation of $\sim37^\circ$ from the Sun. We use IPS observables to constrain the kinematics of the CME, and describe how MWA IPS observations can be used in the future to make a unique contribution to heliospheric modelling efforts. Comment: 12 pages, 4 figures. Accepted for publication in "Space Weather" (ISSN:1542-7390)
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/2303.09134 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv