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行星际日冕物质抛射复杂性的演化:通过一群模拟航天器的数值研究

Evolution of interplanetary coronal mass ejection complexity: a numerical study through a swarm of simulated spacecraft

Camilla Scolini, Reka M. Winslow, Noé Lugaz, Stefaan Poedts

摘要:

由航天器进行的径向对准的原位测量对于推进我们对日冕物质抛射(CME)的演化行为及其在行星际空间传播期间的磁结构的认识至关重要。然而,缺乏径向对齐的CME交叉限制了对CME磁结构演变的调查,以少数案例研究,防止全面了解CME传播过程中的复杂性变化。在本文中,我们进行数值模拟的CME与不同的太阳风流的相互作用使用的线性力自由spheromak CME模型纳入欧洲日光层FORecasting信息资产(EUHFORIA)模型。我们的方法的新颖之处在于使用一群径向对齐的模拟航天器的CME复杂性的演变的调查。我们的范围是确定在何种条件下,在何种程度上,日冕物质抛射表现出变化的磁结构和复杂性在传播过程中,由航天器的径向对齐。结果表明,大规模的太阳风结构的相互作用,特别是与流相互作用的区域,加倍的概率来检测两个航天器之间的径向对齐的CME磁复杂性的增加,相比,没有这样的相互作用的情况下。这项工作代表了第一次尝试使用数值模拟来量化航天器在径向对准中检测CME磁结构复杂性变化的概率,它为解释涉及过去,当前(如帕克太阳探测器和太阳轨道器)和未来任务的多点CME观测提供了支持。

英文摘要:

In-situ measurements carried out by spacecraft in radial alignment are critical to advance our knowledge on the evolutionary behavior of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and their magnetic structures during propagation through interplanetary space. Yet, the scarcity of radially aligned CME crossings restricts investigations on the evolution of CME magnetic structures to a few case studies, preventing a comprehensive understanding of CME complexity changes during propagation. In this paper, we perform numerical simulations of CMEs interacting with different solar wind streams using the linear force-free spheromak CME model incorporated into the EUropean Heliospheric FORecasting Information Asset (EUHFORIA) model. The novelty of our approach lies in the investigation of the evolution of CME complexity using a swarm of radially aligned, simulated spacecraft. Our scope is to determine under which conditions, and to what extent, CMEs exhibit variations of their magnetic structure and complexity during propagation, as measured by spacecraft that are radially aligned. Results indicate that the interaction with large-scale solar wind structures, and particularly with stream interaction regions, doubles the probability to detect an increase of the CME magnetic complexity between two spacecraft in radial alignment, compared to cases without such interactions. This work represents the first attempt to quantify the probability of detecting complexity changes in CME magnetic structures by spacecraft in radial alignment using numerical simulations, and it provides support to the interpretation of multi-point CME observations involving past, current (such as Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter), and future missions.

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