We present an analysis of the event near the east limb, SOL2014-03-06T09:23, in which a pseudo coronal mass ejection (CME) was detected by the Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO)… Click to show full abstract
We present an analysis of the event near the east limb, SOL2014-03-06T09:23, in which a pseudo coronal mass ejection (CME) was detected by the Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) C2 instrument and indicated as “Poor Event; Only C2” in the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) LASCO CME Catalog. The analysis was performed based on two main methods: 1) investigation of the difference brightness profiles along specific directions in the solar corona using the EUV observations by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO); 2) investigation of the spatially-resolved observations of the type II radio bursts made with the Nançay Radioheliograph. Based on the analysis performed we argue that the observed pseudo-CME could be a blast wave caused by impulsive flare energy release in the low corona. We also argue that, in the limited height range of ≈0.2R⊙–0.5R⊙${\approx}\,0.2 \mathrm{R_{\odot }}\,\mbox{--}\,0.5 \mathrm{R}_{\odot}$, the front of this blast wave could steepen into a shock front.
               
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