A Statistical Study on CMEs Associated with DH-Type-II Radio Bursts Based on Their Source Location (Limb and Disk Events)

• Published in: Solar physics 2013, Vol.282 (1), p.239-247
• Main Authors: Vasanth, V., Umapathy, S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Atmospheric Sciences; Corona; Correlation coefficient; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Solar flares; Solar physics; Space Exploration and Astronautics; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics; Statistical analysis
• ISSN: 0038-0938; 1573-093X
• DOI: 10.1007/s11207-012-0126-2

We have statistically studied the 344 Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) associated with flares and DH-type-II radio bursts (1 – 14 MHz) during 1997 – 2008. We found that only 3 % of the total CMEs (344) compared to the general population CMEs (13208) drives DH-type-II radio bursts (Gopalswamy in Solar Eruptions and Energetic Particles , AGU Geophys. Monogr. 165 , 207, 2006 ). Out of 344 events we have selected 236 events for further analysis. We divided the events into two groups: i) disk events (within 45° from the disk center) and ii) limb events (beyond 45° but within 90° from the disk center). We find that the average CME speed of the limb events (1370 km s −1 ) is three times, while for the disk events (1055 km s −1 ) it is two times the average speed of the general population CMEs (433 km s −1 ). The average widths of the limb events (129°) and disk events (116°) are two times greater than the average width of the general population CMEs (58°). We found a better correlation between the CME speed and width (correlation coefficient R =0.56) for the limb events than that of the disk events ( R =0.47). The shock speed of the CMEs associated with DH-type-II radio bursts is found by applying Leblanc, Dulk, and Bougeret’s ( Solar Phys. 183 , 165, 1998 ) electron density model; the disk events are found to have an average speed of 1190 km s −1 and that of the limb events is 1275 km s −1 . From this study we compare the CME properties between limb and disk events. The properties like CME speed, width, shock speed, and correlation between CME speed and width are found to be higher for limb events than disk events. The results in disk events are subject to projection effects, and this study stresses the importance of these effects.