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Estimation of solar prominence magnetic fields based on the reconstructed 3D trajectories of prominence knots
We present an estimation of the lower limits of local magnetic fields in
quiescent, activated, and active (surges) promineces, based on reconstructed
3-dimensional (3D) trajectories of individual prominence knots. The 3D
trajectories, velocities, tangential and centripetal accelerations of the knots
were reconstructed using observational data collected with a single
ground-based telescope equipped with a Multi-channel Subtractive Double Pass
imaging spectrograph. Lower limits of magnetic fields channeling observed
plasma flows were estimated under assumption of the equipartition principle.
Assuming approximate electron densities of the plasma n_e = 5*10^{11} cm^{-3}
in surges and n_e = 5*10^{10} cm^{-3} in quiescent/activated prominences, we
found that the magnetic fields channeling two observed surges range from 16 to
40 Gauss, while in quiescent and activated prominences they were less than 10
Gauss. Our results are consistent with previous detections of weak local
magnetic fields in the solar prominences.Comment: 14 pages, 12 figures, 1 tabl