Eruptive Event Generator Based on the Gibson-Low Magnetic Configuration

TL;DR

This paper introduces EEGGL, a user-friendly computational tool that simulates Coronal Mass Ejections using Gibson-Low flux rope models, facilitating space weather research with accessible MHD modeling.

Contribution

The paper presents EEGGL, a new publicly available GUI-based tool for simulating CMEs with Gibson-Low flux ropes, simplifying complex MHD modeling processes.

Findings

EEGGL enables intuitive CME simulation setup.

The tool provides parameters for flux rope modeling.

Future improvements are discussed.

Abstract

Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), a kind of energetic solar eruptions, are an integral subject of space weather research. Numerical magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) modeling, which requires powerful computational resources, is one of the primary means of studying the phenomenon. With increasing accessibility of such resources, grows the demand for user-friendly tools that would facilitate the process of simulating CMEs for scientific and operational purposes. The Eruptive Event Generator based on Gibson-Low flux rope (EEGGL), a new publicly available computational model presented in this paper, is an effort to meet this demand. EEGGL allows one to compute the parameters of a model flux rope driving a CME via an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI). We provide a brief overview of the physical principles behind EEGGL and its functionality. Ways towards future improvements of the tool are outlined.