Ellerman bombs are short-lived brightenings of the outer wings of Halpha that occur in active regions with much flux emergence. We point out fads and fallacies in the extensive Ellerman bomb literature, discuss their appearance in various spectral diagnostics, and advocate their use as indicators of field reconfiguration in active-region topography using AIA 1700 A images.
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@article{arxiv.1304.1364,
title = {Ellerman bombs: fallacies, fads, usage},
author = {Robert J. Rutten and Gregal J. M. Vissers and Luc H. M. Rouppe van der Voort and Peter Sütterlin and Nikola Vitas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.1364},
year = {2015}
}
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To appear in proceedings "Eclipse on the Coral Sea: Cycle 24 Ascending", editors P.S. Cally, R. Erd\'elyi, A.A. Norton, Journal of Physics Conference Series. Resubmission to correct a wrong reference