Visibility of Hinode/XRT X-Ray Jets at AIA/EUV Wavelengths, a Temperature Indicator

Abstract:

X-ray jets have been observed for years using data from the X-Ray Telescope (XRT) on the Hinode Satellite. Recently with the launch of the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) it has been possible to observe solar jets over a range of EUV of wavelengths using the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA). In this study, we investigated the appearance of X-ray jets in AIA images at wavelengths of 304, 171, 193, 211, 131, 94, and 335 Å. We selected 20 random X-ray jets from XRT movies of the polar coronal holes and then examined AIA EUV images from the same locations and times to determine the visibility of the jets at the different EUV wavelengths. We found that the jets were almost always visible in the 193 and 211 Å channel images. In the “hottest” EUV channels (94 Å, 335 Å), usually the spire of the jet was not visible, although sometimes a base brightening could be discerned. At other wavelengths (171, 131, and 335), the results were mixed. Based on the response characteristics of AIA (Lemen et al, 2011) to the temperature of the observed radiating solar plasma, our finding that most jets are visible in the 193 and 211 Å channels is consistent with other recent studies that measured jet temperatures of 1.5~2.0 MK (Pucci et al, 2012 & Paraschiv et al, 2015). This work was supported by the NASA LWS and HGI programs.