Abouazza Elmhamdi

Dr. Abouazza Elmhamdi


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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2018 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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PRPaolo Romano
Paolo Romano
AEAbouazza Elmhamdi
Abouazza Elmhamdi
MFM. Falco
M. Falco
PCP. Costa
P. Costa
AKA. S. Kordi
A. S. Kordi
RAR. M. Al-Shammari
R. M. Al-Shammari
We describe the peculiarity of two recurrent white light flares that occurred on 2017 September 06, in the super active region NOAA 12673, with a time interval, between their peaks, of about 3 hr. These events of the X2.2 and X9.3 GOES classes are very important, not only for their high level of emission and for the visible effects on the lower layers of the solar atmosphere, which are discernible as clear white light ribbons, but also for the strong horizontal photospheric motions, which seemed to drive them. In fact, we observed the displacement of a negative umbra located in the main delta spot of the active region for several hours before the flare occurrence. We measured velocities of up to 0.6 km s−1. The strong and persistent shear motion of the photospheric structures, together with the high intensity of the magnetic flux involved in these events, can be considered responsible for the new energy that is continuously supplied to the magnetic system. From the timing of the emissions at different wavelengths, we were able to provide some constraints for the modeling of such events.

10 December 2018 in The Astrophysical Journal
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YMYuhu Miao
Yuhu Miao
YLY. Liu
Y. Liu
HLH. B. Li
H. B. Li
Yuandeng ShenYuandeng Shen
Yuandeng Shen
SYS. Yang
S. Yang
ZAZamri Zainal Abidin
Zamri Zainal Abidin
In this paper, we present a detailed analysis of a coronal blowout jet eruption that was associated with an obvious extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) wave and one complicated coronal mass ejection (CME) event based on the multiwavelength and multi-view-angle observations from the Solar Dynamics Observatory and the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory. It is found that the triggering of the blowout jet was due to the emergence and cancellation of magnetic fluxes on the photosphere. During the rising stage of the jet, the EUV wave appeared just ahead of the jet top, lasting about 4 minutes and at a speed of 458–762 km s−1. In addition, obvious dark material is observed along the EUV jet body, which confirms the observation of a mini-filament eruption at the jet base in the chromosphere. Interestingly, two distinct but overlapped CME structures can be observed in corona together with the eruption of the blowout jet. One is a narrow jet shape, while the other one is a bubble shape. The jet-shaped component was unambiguously related to the outwardly running jet itself, while the bubble-like one might either be produced due to the reconstruction of the high coronal fields or by the internal reconnection during the mini-filament ejection according to the double-CME blowout jet model first proposed by Shen et al., suggesting more observational evidence should be supplied to clear the current ambiguity based on large samples of blowout jets in future studies.

8 January 2019 in Solar Physics
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PRPaolo Romano
Paolo Romano
AEAbouazza Elmhamdi
Abouazza Elmhamdi
AKA. S. Kordi
A. S. Kordi

1 February 2021 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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YMYuhu Miao
Yuhu Miao
DLDong Li
Dong Li
DYDing Yuan
Ding Yuan
CJChaowei Jiang
Chaowei Jiang
AEAbouazza Elmhamdi
Abouazza Elmhamdi
SASergey Anfinogentov
Sergey Anfinogentov
Quasi-periodic fast propagating (QFP) waves are often excited by solar flares, and could be trapped in the coronal structure with low Alfvén speed, so they could be used as a tool for diagnosing both the flaring core and magnetic waveguide. As the periodicity of a QFP wave could originate from a periodic source or be dispersively waveguided, it is a key parameter for diagnosing the flaring core and waveguide. In this paper, we study two QFP waves excited by a Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-class C1.3 solar flare occurring at active region NOAA 12734 on 2019 March 8. Two QFP waves were guided by two oppositely oriented coronal funnels. The periods of two QFP waves were identical and were roughly equal to the period of the oscillatory signal in the X-ray and 17 GHz radio emission released by the flaring core. It is very likely that the two QFP waves could be periodically excited by the flaring core. Many features of this QFP wave event are consistent with the magnetic tuning fork model. We also investigated the seismological application with QFP waves, and found that the magnetic field inferred with magnetohydrodynamic seismology was consistent with that obtained in the magnetic extrapolation model. Our study suggests that the QFP wave is a good tool for diagnosing both the flaring core and the magnetic waveguide.

1 February 2020 in The Astrophysical Journal
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YMYuhu Miao
Yuhu Miao
YLYu Liu
Yu Liu
AEAbouazza Elmhamdi
Abouazza Elmhamdi
AKA. S. Kordi
A. S. Kordi
YSY. D. Shen
Y. D. Shen
DYDing Yuan
Ding Yuan
We report a detailed observational study of two quasi-periodic fast-propagating (QFP) magnetosonic wave events that occurred on 2011 March 9 and 10, respectively. Interestingly, both the events have two wave trains (WTs): a strong main one (WT-1) and a small and weak secondary one (WT-2). Peculiar and common characteristics of the two events are observed, namely, (1) the two QFP waves are accompanied with brightenings during the whole stage of the eruptions; (2) both the two main WTs are nearly propagating along the same direction; (3) extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) waves are found to be associated with the two events. Investigating various aspects of the target events, we argue that (1) the second event is accompanied with a flux rope eruption during the whole stage; (2) the second event eruption produces a new filament-like dark feature; (3) the ripples of the two WT-2 QFP waves seem to result from different triggering mechanisms. Based on the obtained observational results, we propose that the funnel-like coronal loop system is indeed playing an important role in the two WT-1 QFP waves. The development of the second WT-2 QFP wave can be explained as due to the dispersion of the main EUV front. The coexistence of the two events offers thereby a significant opportunity to reveal what driving mechanisms and structures are tightly related to the waves.

1 May 2021 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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ZTZehao Tang
Zehao Tang
Yuandeng ShenYuandeng Shen
Yuandeng Shen
XZXinping Zhou
Xinping Zhou
YDYadan Duan
Yadan Duan
CZChengrui Zhou
Chengrui Zhou
AEAbouazza Elmhamdi
Abouazza Elmhamdi
We present the sympathetic eruption of a standard and a blowout coronal jet originating from two adjacent coronal bright points (CBP1 and CBP2) in a polar coronal hole, using soft X-ray and extreme-ultraviolet observations respectively taken by the Hinode and the Solar Dynamics Observatory. In the event, a collimated jet with obvious westward lateral motion first launched from CBP1, during which a small bright point appeared around CBP1's east end, and magnetic flux cancellation was observed within the eruption source region. Based on these characteristics, we interpret the observed jet as a standard jet associated with photospheric magnetic flux cancellation. About 15 minutes later, the westward-moving jet spire interacted with CBP2 and resulted in magnetic reconnection between them, which caused the formation of the second jet above CBP2 and the appearance of a bright loop system in between the two CBPs. In addition, we observed the writhing, kinking, and violent eruption of a small kink structure close to CBP2's west end but inside the jet base, which made the second jet brighter and broader than the first one. These features suggest that the second jet should be a blowout jet triggered by the magnetic reconnection between CBP2 and the spire of the first jet. We conclude that the two successive jets were physically connected to each other rather than a temporal coincidence, and this observation also suggests that coronal jets can be triggered by external eruptions or disturbances, as well as internal magnetic activities or magnetohydrodynamic instabilities.