Eruption of a Kink-unstable Filament in NOAA Active Region 10696
Eruption of a Kink-unstable Filament in NOAA Active Region 10696
We present rapid-cadence Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) observations that show evidence of a filament eruption from NOAA active region 10696, accompanied by an X2.5 flare, on 2004 November 10. The eruptive filament, which manifests as a fast coronal mass ejection some minutes later, rises as a kinking structure …