A novel fine spectral structure of solar radio bursts with periodic beaded stripes observed by CBSm of CMP-II

• Published in: Science China. Physics, mechanics & astronomy Vol. 68; no. 10; p. 109611
• Main Authors: Li, Chuanyang, Chen, Yao, Wang, Bing, Zhong, Ze, Tan, Baolin, Ning, Zongjun, Ning, Hao, Kong, Xiangliang, Chang, Shuwang, Tang, Yanke, Gai, Ning, Deng, Li, Yan, Jingye, Yan, Fabao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing Science China Press 01.10.2025; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Astronomy; Brightening; Brightness temperature; Broadband; Classical and Continuum Physics; Magnetohydrodynamic waves; Observations and Techniques; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Plasma resonance; Radio emission; Radio telescopes; Solar radio bursts; Wavelengths; narrow-band stripes; solar radio bursts; fine spectral structures
• ISSN: 1674-7348; 1869-1927
• DOI: 10.1007/s11433-025-2716-4

A novel fine spectral structure in solar radio bursts has been discovered using the Chashan broadband solar radio spectrometer at meter wavelengths (CBSm), an instrument of the Chinese Meridian Project-Phase II (CMP-II). The structure features periodic narrow-band stripes with a typical recurrence time < 1 s (occasionally reaching 8 s), often drifting from high to low frequencies and accompanied by absorptions, with trailing stripes appearing at the end of preceding ones. Some stripes exhibit periodic beaded (or pearl-like) enhancements with a periodicity of ∼0.1 s. The beaded stripes are reported for the first time ever. Data from the DAocheng Radio Telescope (DART) indicate a radio emission brightness temperature exceeding 10 9 K, originating above brightening loops in active region AR 13664. We proposed a novel generation mechanism of the periodic stripes on the basis of the double plasma resonance (DPR) instability, and explained the beaded substructure in terms of modulation by low-frequency magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves. The study highlights the CBSm’s capability to detect high-resolution fine spectral structures and offers novel insights into the emission mechanism and source characteristics of solar radio bursts.