Prominence oscillations

Abstract

<p><em>[eng] Prominences are intriguing, but poorly understood, magnetic structures of</em></p><p><em>the solar corona. The dynamics of solar prominences has been the subject of a large</em></p><p><em>number of studies, and of particular interest is the study of prominence oscillations.</em></p><p><em>Ground- and space-based observations have confirmed the presence of oscillatory</em></p><p><em>motions in prominences and they have been interpreted in terms of magnetohydrodynamic</em></p><p><em>waves. This interpretation opens the door to perform prominence seismology,</em></p><p><em>whose main aim is to determine physical parameters in magnetic and plasma structures</em></p><p><em>(prominences) that are difficult to measure by direct means. Here, we review the</em></p><p><em><span class="ql-cursor"></span>observational information gathered about prominence oscillations as well as the theoretical</em></p><p><em>models developed to interpret small and large amplitude oscillations and their</em></p><p><em>temporal and spatial attenuation. Finally, several prominence seismology applications</em></p><p><em>are presented.</em></p>