Very long-periodic pulsations detected simultaneously in a white-light flare and sunspot penumbra
Dong Li, Jincheng Wang, and Yu Huang

TL;DR
This study detects very long-periodic pulsations in a solar flare and sunspot penumbra, suggesting they are modulated by slow magnetoacoustic gravity waves leaking from the penumbra, revealing new insights into flare and sunspot dynamics.
Contribution
It presents the first simultaneous observation of long-period pulsations in both a white-light flare and sunspot penumbra, linking them through wave modulation mechanisms.
Findings
Detected an 8.6-minute pulsation in white-light flare emission.
Identified a similar 8.5-minute periodicity in sunspot penumbra.
Suggests pulsations are modulated by slow magnetoacoustic gravity waves.
Abstract
We investigate the origin of very long-periodic pulsations (VLPs) in the white-light emission of an X6.4 flare on 2024 February 22 (SOL2024-02-22T22:08), which occurred at the edge of a sunspot group. The flare white-light fluxes reveal four successive and repetitive pulsations, which are simultaneously measured by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager and the White-light Solar Telescope. A quasi-period of 8.6 minutes, determined by the Morlet wavelet transform, is detected in the visible continuum channel. The modulation depth, which is defined as the ratio between the oscillatory amplitude and its long-term trend, is smaller than 0.1%, implying that the QPP feature is a weak wave process. Imaging observations show that the X6.4 flare occurs near a sunspot group. Moreover, the white-light brightening is located in sunspot penumbra, and a similar quasi-period of about…
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