Bibcode
Arregui, I.; Oliver, Ramón; Ballester, José Luis
Bibliographical reference
Living Reviews in Solar Physics, vol. 9, no. 2
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2012
Journal
Citations
103
Refereed citations
94
Description
Prominences are intriguing, but poorly understood, magnetic structures
of the solar corona. The dynamics of solar prominences has been the
subject of a large number of studies, and of particular interest is the
study of prominence oscillations. Ground- and space-based observations
have confirmed the presence of oscillatory motions in prominences and
they have been interpreted in terms of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves.
This interpretation opens the door to perform prominence seismology,
whose main aim is to determine physical parameters in magnetic and
plasma structures (prominences) that are difficult to measure by direct
means. Here, we review the observational information gathered about
prominence oscillations as well as the theoretical models developed to
interpret small amplitude oscillations and their temporal and spatial
attenuation. Finally, several prominence seismology applications are
presented.