# High-frequency dynamics of active region moss as observed by IRIS

## TL;DR

This study uses IRIS observations to analyze high-frequency oscillations in active region moss, revealing the presence of slow waves and reconnection events at 1-2 minute periods, enhancing understanding of small-scale solar processes.

## Contribution

It provides new insights into high-frequency moss dynamics by combining imaging and spectral data, identifying oscillations, slow waves, and reconnection events with advanced analysis techniques.

## Key findings

- Detection of 1-2 minute oscillations in moss regions
- Evidence of slow waves and reconnection-like events
- Confirmation of high-frequency oscillations using multiple methods

## Abstract

The high temporal, spatial and spectral resolution of Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) has provided new insights into the understanding of different small-scale processes occurring at the chromospheric and transition region (TR) heights. We study the dynamics of high-frequency oscillations of active region (AR 2376) moss as recorded by simultaneous imaging and spectral data of IRIS. Wavelet transformation, power maps generated from slit-jaw images in the Si IV 1400\AA passband, and sit-and-stare spectroscopic observations of the Si IV 1403\AA spectral line reveal the presence of high-frequency oscillations with $\sim$1-2 minute periods in the bright moss regions. The presence of such low periodicities is further confirmed by intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) as obtained by the empirical mode decomposition (EMD) technique. We find evidence of the presence of slow waves and reconnection-like events, and together they cause the high-frequency oscillations in the bright moss regions.