We present the scientific case for a future space-based telescope aimed at very high spatial and temporal resolution imaging of the solar photosphere and chromosphere. Previous missions (e.g., HINODE, SUNRISE) have demonstrated the power of observing the solar photosphere and chromosphere at high spatial resolution without contamination from Earth's atmosphere. We argue here that increased spatial resolution (from currently 70 km to 25 km in the future) and high temporal cadence of the observations will vastly improve our understanding of the physical processes controlling solar magnetism and its characteristic scales. This is particularly important as the Sun's magnetic field drives solar activity and can significantly influence the Sun-Earth system. At the same time a better knowledge of solar magnetism can greatly improve our understanding of other astrophysical objects.
@article{arxiv.1612.02348,
title = {Lower solar atmosphere and magnetism at ultra-high spatial resolution},
author = {Remo Collet and Serena Criscuoli and Ilaria Ermolli and Damian Fabbian and Nuno Guerreiro and Margit Haberreiter and Courtney Peck and Tiago M. D. Pereira and Matthias Rempel and Sami K. Solanki and Sven Wedemeyer-Boehm},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.02348},
year = {2016}
}