Wagner, A., Price, D.J., Bourgeois, S. et al. (3 more authors) (2024) Solar magnetic flux rope identification with GUITAR: GUI for tracking and analysing flux Ropes. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 11. 1383072. ISSN 2296-987X
Abstract
Modelling the early evolution of magnetic flux ropes (MFRs) in the solar atmosphere is crucial for understanding their destabilization and eruption mechanism. Identifying the relevant magnetic field lines in simulation data, however, is not straightforward. In previous work an extraction and tracking method was developed to facilitate this task. Here, we present the corresponding graphical user interface (GUI), called GUITAR (GUI for Tracking and Analysing flux Ropes), with the aim to offer a variety of tools to the community for identifying and tracking MFRs. The starting point is a map of a selected proxy parameter for MFRs, e.g., a map of the twist-parameter Tw, current density, etc. We showcase how the GUITAR tools can be used to disentangle a multi-MFR system and facilitate in-depth analysis of their properties and evolution by applying them on a time-dependent data-driven magnetofrictional model (TMFM) simulation of solar active region AR12473. We show the MFR extraction using Tw maps, together with targeted use of mathematical morphology algorithms and discuss the evolution of the system.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 Wagner, Price, Bourgeois, Pomoell, Poedts and Kilpua. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Keywords: | Sun; magnetic flux ropes; GUI; solar eruptions; modelling |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Mathematics and Statistics (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EUROPEAN COMMISSION - HORIZON 2020 955620 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 30 May 2024 09:50 |
Last Modified: | 30 May 2024 09:50 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2024.1383072 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Frontiers Media SA |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3389/fspas.2024.1383072 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:212837 |