Fundamental-Mode Oscillations of Two Coronal Loops within a Solar Magnetic Arcade

TL;DR

This study investigates fundamental-mode oscillations in two coronal loops within a solar magnetic arcade, revealing their periods, decay times, and wave propagation characteristics using AIA data.

Contribution

It provides new observational evidence of fundamental-mode oscillations in coronal loops and insights into waveguide structures in solar magnetic arcades.

Findings

Oscillations with ~2-minute periods and 5-minute decay times detected.

Oscillations initiated by flare-related wavefront interaction.

Signatures of oblique propagation and 2-D waveguide structure observed.

Abstract

We analyse intensity variations, as measured by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) in the 171 {\AA} passband, in two coronal loops embedded within a single coronal magnetic arcade. We detect oscillations in the fundamental mode with periods of roughly 2 minutes and decay times of 5 minutes. The oscillations were initiated by interaction of the arcade with a large wavefront issuing from a flare site. Further, the power spectra of the oscillations evince signatures consistent with oblique propagation to the field lines and for the existence of a 2-D waveguide instead of a 1-D one.