Unusual stripes in emission and absorption in solar radio bursts: Ropes of fibers in the meter wave band

Abstract

Based on data from the spectrographs of IZMIRAN and Tremsdorf station (Astronomical Institute, Potsdam), we analyze the ropes of narrow-band fibers in the spectra of solar radio bursts in the meter wave band by invoking events of satellite data (SOHO/LASCO, EIT, MDI) for the analysis. We consider in detail basic properties of the ropes in four events in comparison with previously known data. The fibers in ropes are more commonly observed with an overlap in time and frequency, but occasionally (more often at the end of the ropes) they can follow with a separation in time. The fiber duration and recurrence period seldom remain stable and, in general, increase from 0.3–0.5 s at the beginning to several seconds at the end of the rope. The relative values of the instantaneous and total fiber frequency bandwidths change only slightly in different events; δ f / f ≈ 0.003–0.005 and Δf / f ≈ 0.02–0.03. Most of the ropes exhibit a low-frequency absorption. The fibers in ropes are similar to ordinary intermediate drift bursts (fiber bursts), but they drift in a narrow frequency band and have a more frequent recurrence in some events. The ropes of fibers are usually observed in the time interval when the shock front catches up with the leading edge of a coronal mass ejection. Under the condition of a unified approach to interpreting the ropes of fibers in all events, their basic properties can be explained in terms of the model of fiber bursts. The connection of fibers with the developed zebra pattern is shown within the framework of a unified approach to the formation theory of stripes in emission and absorption in the model on whistlers.