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Catalogue of Flaring QPP events

 

This page provides a list of currently known flaring Quasi-Periodic Pulsation (QPP) events, with links to relevant articles. Although we have tried to make this list as complete as possible, there will inevitably be gaps. This list will be regularly updated, and feedback is welcome.

Also available is a seperate list of doppler shift oscillations observed with the BCS on Yohkoh, compiled by John T. Mariska. Additionally a study of X-class flares using RHESSI data by Philip Crockett yielded this list of suspected QPP events.

Theoretically, QPP in solar flares can be either linked to MHD oscillations in the flaring region or in an external coronal plasma structure, or be connected with periodic regimes of magnetic reconnection, or perhaps with some combination of these mechanisms. In both cases, the oscillations provide us with a powerful tool for the diagnostics of the physical parameters in and about the flare sites, and of the physical processes operating in them. A recent review of physical mechanisms for the generation of flaring QPP can be found in Nakariakov 2007.

 Event Date
Time Start
 Time End
Flare Class
Observed Periods
 Bands Observed  Related Publications
22 August 2005
00:44:00 UT
02:18:00 UT
M2.6
240s
X-rays (RHESSI)
Y. P. Li and W. Q. Gan, 2008
19 January 2005
08:05:00 UT
08:30:00 UT
X1.3
2-4 min
X-rays (RHESSI)

Ofman and Sui 2006

Nakariakov et al. 2006 

03 November 2003 09:45:00 UT
10:00:00 UT
X3.9
?
X-rays (RHESSI), Radio (Nancay Radioheliograph, Radio Solar Telescope Network)
Dauphin et al. 2005
29 May 2003 01:01:00 UT
01:05:00 UT
X1.2
1 min
X-rays (RHESSI)

Ning 2007 ;

Minoshima et al. 2008

(QPP not analysed)

5-6 February 2003 21:00:00 UT
03:00:00 UT
C2.1, C2.2, C3.4
8-12 min
X-rays (RHESSI)
Foullon et al. 2006
03 July 2002
02:09:00 UT
02:15:00 UT
X 11s, 18s, 28s
Microwave (Nobeyama), Hard X-ray (RHESSI)
Inglis and Nakariakov, 2009
11 December 2001
08:01:00 UT
08:06:00 UT
X2.8
12s
Radio (Guaribidanur Radioheliograph, Mauritius Radio Telescope)
Ramesh et al. 2005
25 October 2001
14:42:20 UT
14:50:50
X1.3
43s, 47s
Hard X-ray (MTI)
 Farnik, Karlicky and Svestka 2003
22 October 2001
17:47:40 UT
17:55:07 UT
X1.2
25s
Hard X-ray (MTI) Farnik, Karlicky and Svestka 2003
25 August 2001
22:10:00 UT
23:00:00 UT
C9.6
40 - 80s
White light (Big Bear Solar Observatory)
McAteer et al. 2005
15 April 2001
13:19:00 UT
22:00:00 UT
X14.4
Including 64s, 77s, 90s, 98s, 111s, 170s, 300s
Radio (Ondrejov), Hard X-ray (Yohkoh)
Meszarosova et al. 2006
12 April 2001
09:39:00 UT
10:49:00 UT
X2 Including 64s, 93s, 140s, 160s, 293s, 320s
Radio (Ondrejov), Hard X-ray (Yohkoh), Soft X-ray (Yohkoh/SXT)
 Meszarosova et al. 2006
29 March 2001
09:57:00 UT
10:04:00 UT
X1.7
48s
Hard X-ray (MTI)
Farnik, Karlicky and Svestka 2003
23 November 2000
05:35:00 UT
05:45:00 UT
C5.4
15s
Radio (Guaribidanur Radioheliograph)
Ramesh, Kathiravan and Narayanan 2004
14 July 2000
10:03:00 UT
10:43:00 UT
X5.7
Including 61s, 79s, 116s, 147s, 315s, 330s
Radio (Ondrejov), Hard X-ray (Yohkoh)
Meszarosova et al. 2006
12 January 2000
01:32:00 UT
01:40:00 UT
-
8-11s, 14-17s
Microwave (Nobeyama), Hard X-ray (Yohkoh)
Melnikov et al. 2005, Nakariakov et al. 2003
28 August 1999
00:55:00 UT
00:58:00 UT
M2.8 2.4s, 7s, 14s
Microwave (Nobeyama)
 Stepanov et al. 2004
10 November 1998
00:12:00 UT
00:17:00 UT
C7.9
40s
Microwave (Nobeyama), Hard X-ray (Yohkoh)

 Grechnev, White & Kundu 2003, Asai et al. 2001 

8 May 1998
01:55:00 UT
02:00:00 UT M3.1 16s Microwave (Nobeyama), Hard X-ray (Yohkoh)
 Stepanov et al. 2004, Inglis, Nakariakov & Melnikov 2008
5 October 1992 09:24:00 UT
09:27:00 UT
M2
4s, 28s
Radio (Ondrejov, Zurich), Hard X-ray
 Kliem, Karlicky and Benz 2000
17 February 1992
08:00:00 UT
12:00:00 UT
-
180s
Radio
Chernov et al., 1998
11 July 1991
09:30:00 UT
12:00:00 UT
-
Including 35s, 30s, 24s, 19s
Radio (Crimean Astrophysical Observatory)
Baranov and Tsvetkov, 1994
20 April 1991
08:30:00 UT
10:15:00 UT
X1.0
3min, 5min
White light
Jain and Tripathy, 1998
10 June 1990 ? ? - 143s X-ray (Granat Observatory)
 Terekhov et al. 2002
15 November 1989
06:40:00 UT
07:28:00 UT
X3.2
3min, 5min
White light
Jain and Tripathy, 1998
14 November 1988
14:30:00 UT
15:13:00 UT
-
12s
Radio (Trieste Astronomical Observatory)
 Zlobec et al. 1992
6 September 1981
23:53:00 UT
23:54:00 UT
-
2.5s
Hard X-ray (Solar Maximum Mission)
Desai et al. 1987 
7 June 1980
03:12:00 UT
03:13:30 UT
-
8s
Microwave (Nobeyama and Toyokawa Observatories), X-rays (ISEE-3 and P78-1) Kane et al. 1983, Kiplinger et al. 1983
6 November 1979
08:38:00 UT
08:39:00 UT
-
2s, 6s
Hard X-ray (Venera 12)
Desai et al. 1987 
3 December 1978
20:30:00 UT
20:32:00 UT
-
1.7s, 0.8s
Hard X-ray (Venera 12, Prognoz 7)
Bogovalov et al. 1983, Desai et al. 1987
22 September 1978
11:56:00 UT
13:30:00 UT
-
2.1s - 2.4s
Radio
Urpo et al. 1981
12 April 1977
09:50:00 UT
10:30:00 UT
-
60s
Radio
Trottet, Pick and Heyvaerts, 1979
29 September 1968
09:30:00 UT
09:39:00 UT
-
1.7s
Radio
 Abrami, 1970
8 August 1968 18:15:20 UT
18:18:00 UT
-
16s
Microwave (Sigamore Hill Radio Obs.), X-rays
Parks and Winckler 1969