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We make a comparison between small scale chromospheric brightenings and energy release processes through examining the temporal evolution of sequential chromospheric brightenings (SCBs), derive propagation velocities, and propose a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-03-07 Michael S. Kirk , K. S. Balasubramaniam , Jason Jackiewicz , R. T. James McAteer , Bernie J. McNamara

Chromospheric flare ribbons observed in H-alpha appear well-organized when first examined: ribbons impulsively brighten, morphologically evolve, and exponentially decay back to pre-flare levels. Upon closer inspection of H-alpha flares,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-18 Michael S. Kirk , K. S. Balasubramaniam , Jason Jackiewicz , R. T. James McAteer

We report on the physical properties of solar sequential chromospheric brightenings (SCBs) observed in conjunction with moderate-sized chromospheric flares with associated CMEs. To characterize these ephemeral events, we developed automated…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Michael S. Kirk , K. S. Balasubramaniam , Jason Jackiewicz , R. T. James McAteer , Ryan O. Milligan

Sequential chromospheric brightenings (SCBs) are often observed in the immediate vicinity of erupting flares and are associated with coronal mass ejections. Since their initial discovery in 2005, there have been several subsequent…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-24 Michael S. Kirk , K. S. Balasubramaniam , Jason Jackiewicz , Holly R. Gilbert

The chromosphere is a complex region that acts as an intermediary between the magnetic flux emergence in the photosphere and the magnetic features seen in the corona. Large eruptions in the chromosphere of flares and filaments are often…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-20 Michael S. Kirk , K. S. Balasubramaniam , Jason Jackiewicz , Holly R. Gilbert

Solar flares with a broadband emission in the white-light range of the electromagnetic spectrum belong to most enigmatic phenomena on the Sun. The origin of the white-light emission is not entirely understood. We aim to systematically study…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-06 L. Mravcova , M. Svanda

Magnetic Bright Points (MBPs) in the internetwork are among the smallest objects in the solar photosphere and appear bright against the ambient environment. An algorithm is presented that can be used for the automated detection of the MBPs…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 P. J. Crockett , D. B. Jess , M. Mathioudakis , F. P. Keenan

Flares are a well-studied aspect of the Sun's magnetic activity. Detecting and classifying solar flares can inform the analysis of contamination caused by stellar flares in exoplanet transmission spectra. In this paper, we present a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-25 Nicole Hao , Laura Flagg , Ray Jayawardhana

Flare ribbons form when energy released by coronal magnetic reconnection is deposited in the low solar atmosphere, so by studying the dynamics of flare ribbons, one obtains an indirect measurement of reconnection. Our aim is to quantify the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-13 Hannah Collier , Säm Krucker , Laura A. Hayes , Emil Kraaikamp , David Berghmans , Daniel F. Ryan

The precise physical process that triggers solar flares is not currently understood. Here we attempt to capture the signature of this mechanism in solar image data of various wavelengths and use these signatures to predict flaring activity.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-03-14 Eric Jonas , Monica G. Bobra , Vaishaal Shankar , J. Todd Hoeksema , Benjamin Recht

A wide variety of phenomena such as gentle but persistent brightening, dynamic slender features (~100 km), and compact (~1'') ultraviolet (UV) bursts are associated with the heating of the solar chromosphere. High spatio-temporal resolution…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-03 H. N. Smitha , L. P. Chitta , T. Wiegelmann , S. K. Solanki

A new algorithm is developed that automatically detects filaments on the solar disc in H-alpha images. Preprocessing of H-alpha images include corrections for limb darkening and foreshortening. Further, by applying suitable intensity and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-01 Anand D. Joshi , Nandita Srivastava , Shibu K. Mathew

Solar eruptive events are complex phenomena, which most often include coronal mass ejections (CME), CME-driven compressive and shock waves, flares, and filament eruptions. CMEs are large eruptions of magnetized plasma from the Sun's outer…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-19 Oleg Stepanyuk , Kamen Kozarev

Solar storms can have a major impact on the infrastructure of the earth. Some of the causing events are observable from ground in the H{\alpha} spectral line. In this paper we propose a new method for the simultaneous detection of flares…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2013-04-29 Gernot Riegler , Thomas Pock , Werner Pötzi , Astrid Veronig

In this paper we present new results of spectraphotometrical investigations of the flaring kernels sizes and their intensities measured simultaneously in various parts of the H-alpha line profile. Our investigations were based on the very…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 K. Radziszewski , P. Rudawy

Radio bursts from the solar corona can provide clues to forecast space weather hazards. After recent technology advancements, regular monitoring of radio bursts has increased and large observational data sets are produced. Hence, manual…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-30 Dayal Singh , K. Sasikumar Raja , Prasad Subramanian , R. Ramesh , Christian Monstein

Solar flare ribbons are features in the lower atmosphere that show enhanced emission intensity, particularly noticeable in H$\alpha$ and EUV images of the transition region and upper chromosphere. In this study, we provide observational…

Context. Since the mechanism of energy release from solar flares is still not fully understood, the study of fine-scale features developing during flares becomes important for progressing towards a consistent picture of the essential…

Solar flares are defined as outbursts on the surface of the Sun. They occur when energy accumulated in magnetic fields enclosing solar active regions (ARs) is abruptly expelled. Solar flares and associated coronal mass ejections are sources…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-24 Huseyin Cavus , Jason T. L. Wang , Teja P. S. Singampalli , Gani Caglar Coban , Hongyang Zhang , Abd-ur Raheem , Haimin Wang

Solar small scale microwave bursts (SMBs), including microwave dot, spike, and narrow band type III bursts, are characterized with very short timescales, narrow frequency bandwidth, and very high brightness temperatures. Based on…

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