Initial Observations of Sunspot Oscillations Excited by Solar Flare
Kosovichev, A. G.; Sekii, T.
United States, Japan
Abstract
Observations of a large solar flare on 2006 December 13 using Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) on board the Hinode spacecraft revealed high-frequency oscillations excited by the flare in the sunspot chromosphere. These oscillations are observed in the region of strong magnetic field of the sunspot umbra and may provide a new diagnostic tool for probing the structure of sunspots and understanding physical processes in solar flares.