Coordinated Coronagraphic Observations from Proba-3 and Aditya-L1: Investigating CME Energetics in the Inner Corona
Abstract
Constraining the plasma properties and energetics of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in the inner corona is essential for understanding their early evolution, yet remains challenging because of limited observations. We investigate the mass and density evolution, and energy partitioning of two CMEs observed on 2025 September 14 and 16, and assess the potential of coordinated Proba-3/ASPIICS and Aditya-L1/VELC observations to constrain CME energetics in the low corona. We present the first coordinated observations of CMEs obtained simultaneously by Proba-3/ASPIICS and Aditya-L1/VELC. Using ASPIICS white-light observations, we estimate the CME mass, volume, number density, and the evolution of kinetic, thermal, and magnetic energies. Magnetic energies are estimated from observed CME properties using observationally constrained, physically motivated assumptions. Simultaneous VELC Fe XIV 5303 Angstorm observations provide independent estimates of the emission measure, electron number density, thermal energy, and CME lateral extent. The two events exhibit markedly different energy partitioning in the low corona. For the 14 September CME, the kinetic and magnetic energies are comparable, while the thermal energy remains nearly two orders of magnitude smaller, indicating limited plasma heating. In contrast, the 16 September CME exhibits a substantial thermal-energy enhancement, with thermal energy eventually becoming comparable to kinetic energy. For both CMEs, the estimated magnetic energy remains comparable to or exceeds the kinetic energy over the observed height. Our results demonstrate the scientific potential of synergetic ASPIICS and VELC observations for constraining CME mass, density, and energetics in the inner corona, providing new observational constraints on the early evolution of CMEs.
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BibTeX
@misc{agarwal2026coordinated,
title = {{Coordinated Coronagraphic Observations from Proba-3 and Aditya-L1: Investigating CME Energetics in the Inner Corona}},
author = {Anjali Agarwal and Wageesh Mishra and R. Ramesh and V. Muthu Priyal and A. N. Zhukov and Jagdev Singh and Nat Gopalswamy and Soumyaranjan Khuntia and K. Sasikumar Raja and B. Bourgoignie and L. Dolla and S. Shestov and S. Fineschi and S. Gunar and P. Lamy and M. Mierla and H. Peter and P. Rudawy and K. Tsinganos},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.06340},
eprint = {2609.06340},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.06340},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Coordinated Coronagraphic Observations from Proba-3 and Aditya-L1: Investigating CME Energetics in the Inner Corona
AU - Anjali Agarwal
AU - Wageesh Mishra
AU - R. Ramesh
AU - V. Muthu Priyal
AU - A. N. Zhukov
AU - Jagdev Singh
AU - Nat Gopalswamy
AU - Soumyaranjan Khuntia
AU - K. Sasikumar Raja
AU - B. Bourgoignie
AU - L. Dolla
AU - S. Shestov
AU - S. Fineschi
AU - S. Gunar
AU - P. Lamy
AU - M. Mierla
AU - H. Peter
AU - P. Rudawy
AU - K. Tsinganos
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/06
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.06340
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.06340
AB - Constraining the plasma properties and energetics of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in the inner corona is essential for understanding their early evolution, yet remains challenging because of limited observations. We investigate the mass and density evolution, and energy partitioning of two CMEs observed on 2025 September 14 and 16, and assess the potential of coordinated Proba-3/ASPIICS and Aditya-L1/VELC observations to constrain CME energetics in the low corona. We present the first coordinated observations of CMEs obtained simultaneously by Proba-3/ASPIICS and Aditya-L1/VELC. Using ASPIICS white-light observations, we estimate the CME mass, volume, number density, and the evolution of kinetic, thermal, and magnetic energies. Magnetic energies are estimated from observed CME properties using observationally constrained, physically motivated assumptions. Simultaneous VELC Fe XIV 5303 Angstorm observations provide independent estimates of the emission measure, electron number density, thermal energy, and CME lateral extent. The two events exhibit markedly different energy partitioning in the low corona. For the 14 September CME, the kinetic and magnetic energies are comparable, while the thermal energy remains nearly two orders of magnitude smaller, indicating limited plasma heating. In contrast, the 16 September CME exhibits a substantial thermal-energy enhancement, with thermal energy eventually becoming comparable to kinetic energy. For both CMEs, the estimated magnetic energy remains comparable to or exceeds the kinetic energy over the observed height. Our results demonstrate the scientific potential of synergetic ASPIICS and VELC observations for constraining CME mass, density, and energetics in the inner corona, providing new observational constraints on the early evolution of CMEs.
ER -