The Kinematical Behavior of Solar Eruptive Filaments Affected by the Poloidal Magnetic Field

TL;DR

This study investigates how the poloidal magnetic field influences the non-radial ejection of solar eruptive filaments, revealing that weaker poloidal fields guide filaments' propagation and affect their acceleration.

Contribution

It provides new insights into the role of asymmetric poloidal magnetic fields in filament eruption trajectories and acceleration behavior.

Findings

Weaker poloidal magnetic fields are associated with filament ejection directions.

Reinforcement of the poloidal field suppresses filament acceleration.

Eruptive filaments tend to move toward regions with weaker poloidal magnetic fields.

Abstract

Kinematics of solar eruptive filaments is one of the important diagnostic parameters for predicting whether solar eruptions would induce geomagnetic storms. Particularly, some geomagnetic storms might be induced by solar filament eruptions originating from unexpected surface source regions because of non-radial ejection. The non-radial ejection of filaments has received widespread attention but remains inconclusive. We select two eruptive filaments, both of which are supported by flux ropes, as indicated by the hot channel structures seen in the 94 {\AA} images and the hook-shaped brightenings where the filament material falls back. We measure the three-dimensional ejection trajectory of the eruptive filaments by integrating the simultaneous observations from SDO and STEREO. Furthermore, we calculate the distribution of the poloidal field along the ejection path and compare it to the ejection acceleration. It is revealed that the reinforcement of the poloidal magnetic field may lead to the suppression of the acceleration, with the acceleration resuming its increase only when the poloidal field diminishes to a certain level. Additionally, we compute the spatial distribution of the poloidal field in various directions and find that the poloidal magnetic field above the filaments is asymmetric. For both investigated events, the filaments appear to eject towards the side where the poloidal magnetic field is weaker, indicating that the eruptive filaments tend to propagate along the side with weaker strapping force. This may provide a new explanation for the inclined ejection of filaments.