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A spectacular manifestation of solar activity is the appearance of transient brightenings in the far wings of the H$\alpha$ line, known as Ellerman bombs (EBs). Recent observations obtained by the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph…

Ellerman bombs (EBs) have been widely studied in recent years due to their dynamic, explosive nature and apparent links to the underlying photospheric magnetic field implying that they may be formed by magnetic reconnection in the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 C. J. Nelson , E. M. Scullion , J. G. Doyle , N. Freij , R. Erdélyi

The properties of Ellerman bombs (EBs), small-scale brightenings in the H-alpha line wings, have proved difficult to establish due to their size being close to the spatial resolution of even the most advanced telescopes. Here, we aim to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-01-09 C. J. Nelson , J. G. Doyle , R. Erdelyi , Z. Huang , M. Madjarska , M. Mathioudakis , S. Mumford , K. Reardon

We study the H$\alpha$ and Ca II 8542 \r{A} line spectra of four typical Ellerman bombs (EBs) in active region NOAA 11765 on 2013 June 6, observed with the Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph installed at the 1.6 meter New Solar Telescope at…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-08-12 Jie Hong , M. D. Ding , Ying Li , Cheng Fang , Wenda Cao

Ellerman bombs (EBs) seem to be a part of a whole spectrum of phenomena that might have the same underlying physical mechanism, but with observed characteristics which pose a considerable challenge to models. The aim of this study is to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-17 S. Danilovic

Recent observations by the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) have revealed pockets of hot gas ($\sim$2--8$\times$10$^{4}$ K) potentially resulting from magnetic reconnection in the partially ionized lower solar atmosphere (IRIS…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-21 Hui Tian , Zhi Xu , Jiansen He , Chad Madsen

Ellerman bombs (EBs) and UV bursts are both brightenings related to flux emergence regions and specifically to magnetic flux of opposite polarity that meet in the photosphere. These two reconnection-related phenomena, nominally formed far…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-06-19 V. Hansteen , A. Ortiz , V. Archontis , M. Carlsson , T. M. D. Pereira , J. P. Bjørgen

We use observations of quiet Sun (QS) regions in the H$\alpha$ 6563 \AA, Ca~{\sc ii} 8542 \AA\, and Fe~{\sc i} 6302 \AA\ lines. We observe brightenings in the wings of the H$\alpha$ and Ca~{\sc ii} combined with observations of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-19 J. Shetye , S. Shelyag , A. L. Reid , E. Scullion , J. G. Doyle , T. D. Arber

Ellerman Bombs are signatures of magnetic reconnection, which is an important physical process in the solar atmosphere. How and where they occur is a subject of debate. In this paper we analyse Sunrise/IMaX data together with 3D MHD…

Ellerman bombs (EBs) and UV bursts are both small-scale solar activities that occur in active regions. They are now believed to form at different heights in the lower atmosphere. In this paper, we use one-dimensional radiative hydrodynamic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-11-09 Jie Hong , Ying Li , M. D. Ding , Qi Hao

We describe a new quiet-Sun phenomenon which we call "Quiet-Sun Ellerman-like Brightenings" (QSEB). QSEBs are similar to Ellerman bombs (EB) in some respects but differ significantly in others. EBs are transient brightenings of the wings of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-10 Luc H. M. Rouppe van der Voort , Robert J. Rutten , Gregal J. M. Vissers

Context. Ellerman bombs (EBs) are observational signatures of small-scale magnetic reconnection, key to understanding the lower solar atmosphere. While their role in active regions has been widely studied using the H$\alpha$ line,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-06 I. J. Soler Poquet , C. J. Díaz Baso , A. Sainz Dalda , L. H. M. Rouppe van der Voort , D. Nóbrega-Siverio , R. Joshi

Magnetic reconnection in the deep solar atmosphere can give rise to enhanced emission in the Balmer hydrogen lines, a phenomenon known as Ellerman bombs (EBs). It is most common to observe EBs in the H-alpha and H-beta lines. High quality…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-23 L. Rouppe van der Voort , J. Joshi , K. Krikova

Aims. We investigated the potential of using Hepsilon to diagnose small-scale energetic phenomena such as Ellerman bombs, UV bursts, and small-scale flares. Our focus is to understand the formation of the line and how to use its properties…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-27 K. Krikova , T. M. D. Pereira

Ellerman bombs (EBs) are brightenings in the H$\alpha$ line wings that are believed to be caused by magnetic reconnection in the lower atmosphere. To study the response and evolution of the chromospheric line profiles, we perform radiative…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-23 Jie Hong , Mats Carlsson , M. D. Ding

We aim to investigate the temperature enhancements and formation heights of impulsive heating phenomena in solar active-regions such as Ellerman bombs (EBs), ultraviolet bursts (UVBs), and flaring active-region fibrils (FAFs) using…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-04 J. M. da Silva Santos , J. de la Cruz Rodríguez , S. M. White , J. Leenaarts , G. J. M. Vissers , V. H. Hansteen

Quiet Sun Ellerman Bombs (QSEBs) are key indicators of small-scale photospheric magnetic reconnection events. Recent high-resolution observations have shown that they are ubiquitous and that large numbers of QSEBs can be found in the quiet…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-11 Aditi Bhatnagar , Luc Rouppe van der Voort , Jayant Joshi

Ellerman bombs (EBs) are short-lived and compact structures that are observed well in the wings of the hydrogen H-alpha line. EBs are also observed in the chromospheric CaII lines and in UV continua. H-alpha line profiles of EBs show a deep…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Arkadiusz Berlicki , Petr Heinzel

High cadence, multiwavelength, optical observations of a solar active region are presented, obtained with the Swedish Solar Telescope. Two magnetic bright points are seen to separate in opposite directions at a constant velocity of 2.8km/s.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 D. B. Jess , M. Mathioudakis , P. K. Browning , P. J. Crockett , F. P. Keenan

Context. Ellerman bombs (EBs) are short-lived emission features, characterized by extended wing emission in hydrogen Balmer lines. Until now, no distinct signature of EBs has been found in the He I 10830 {\AA} line, and conclusive…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-01 Tine Libbrecht , Jayant Joshi , Jaime de la Cruz Rodríguez , Jorrit Leenaarts , Andrés Asensio Ramos