Two step mechanism for Moreton wave excitations in a blast-wave scenario: the 2006 December 06 case study

Abstract

We examine the capability of a blast-wave scenario – associated with a coronal flare or to the expansion of CME flanks – to reproduce a chromospheric Moreton phenomenon. We also simulate the Moreton event of 2006 December 06, considering both the corona and the chromosphere. To obtain a sufficiently strong coronal shock – able to generate a detectable chromospheric Moreton wave – a relatively low magnetic field intensity is required, in comparison with the active region values. Employing reasonable coronal constraints, we show that a flare ignited blast-wave or the expansion of the CME flanks emulated as an instantaneous or a temporal piston model, respectively, are capable to reproduce the observations.