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Despite decades of studying the Sun, the coronal heating problem remains unsolved. One fundamental issue is that we do not know the spatial scale of the coronal heating mechanism. At a spatial resolution of 1000 km or more it is likely that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-06-07 David H. Brooks , Harry P. Warren , Ignacio Ugarte-Urra

In this dataset we provide a comprehensive collection of magnetograms (images quantifying the strength of the magnetic field) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). The dataset…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-13 Laura E. Boucheron , Ty Vincent , Jeremy A. Grajeda , Ellery Wuest

The heliospheric magnetic field is of pivotal importance in solar and space physics. The field is rooted in the Sun's photosphere, where it has been observed for many years. Global maps of the solar magnetic field based on full disk…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-18 J. A. Linker , R. M. Caplan , C. Downs , P Riley , Z Mikic , R. Lionello , C. J. Henney , C. N. Arge , Y. Liu , M. L. Derosa , A. Yeates , M. J. Owens

Changes in the solar surface area covered by small-scale magnetic elements are thought to cause long-term changes in the solar spectral irradiance, which are important for determining the impact on Earth's climate. To study the effect of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 N. Afram , Y. C. Unruh , S. K. Solanki , M. Schuessler , A. Lagg , A. Voegler

Coupling between the photosphere, chromosphere and corona in the quiet Sun (QS) is governed by a complex interplay between magnetic structuring, heating, mass loading, and radiative cooling. Constraining how this balance responds to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-19 Quentin Noraz , Mats Carlsson , Guillaume Aulanier

The variations of the 3-D coronal magnetic fields associated with the X3.4-class flare of active region 10930 are studied in this paper. The coronal magnetic field data are reconstructed from the photospheric vector magnetograms obtained by…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-05-03 Han He , Huaning Wang , Yihua Yan , P. F. Chen , Cheng Fang

Data for 3046 solar active regions (ARs) observed since May 12, 1996 to December 27, 2021 were utilized to explore how the magnetic fluxes from ARs of different complexity follow the solar cycle. Magnetograms from the Michelson Doppler…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-12-15 Valentina I. Abramenko , Regina A. Suleymanova , Anastasija V. Zhukova

Our aim is to investigate the intensity oscillations in coronal X-ray Bright Points (XBPs). We analysed a 7-hours long time sequence of the soft X-ray images obtained on April 14, 2007 with 2-min cadence using X-Ray Telescope (XRT) on-board…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 R. Kariyappa , B. A. Varghese

Previous observations have not been able to exclude the possibility that high temperature active region loops are actually composed of many small scale threads that are in various stages of heating and cooling and only appear to be in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Harry P. Warren , Amy R. Winebarger , David H. Brooks

The elemental composition in the coronae of low-activity solar-like stars appears to be related to fundamental stellar properties such as rotation, surface gravity, and spectral type. Here we use full-Sun observations from the Solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-05 David H. Brooks , Deborah Baker , Lidia van Driel-Gesztelyi , Harry P. Warren

Understanding the relationship between the magnetic field and coronal heating is one of the central problems of solar physics. However, studies of the magnetic properties of impulsively heated loops have been rare. We present results from a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-06-12 Ignacio Ugarte-Urra , Nicholas A. Crump , Harry P. Warren , Thomas Wiegelmann

Recent simulations of solar active regions have shown that it is possible to reproduce both the total intensity and the general morphology of the high temperature emission observed at soft X-ray wavelengths using static heating models.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Harry P. Warren , Amy R. Winebarger

In this study we present the study of solar active regions based on BOAO vector magnetograms and $H\alpha$ filtergrams. With the new calibration method we analyzed BOAO vector magnetograms taken from the SOFT observational system to compare…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Y. -J. Moon , Y. D. Park , H. S. Yun , E. -A. Cho

In solving the solar coronal heating problem, it is crucial to comprehend the mechanisms by which energy is conveyed from the photosphere to the corona. Recently, magnetic tornadoes, characterized as coherent, rotating magnetic field…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-31 Hidetaka Kuniyoshi , Munehito Shoda , Haruhisa Iijima , Takaaki Yokoyama

We estimate the energy input into the solar corona from photospheric footpoint motions, using observations of a plage region by the Hinode Solar Optical Telescope. Assuming a perfectly ideal coronal evolution, two alternative lower bounds…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-05-08 A. R. Yeates , F. Bianchi , B. T. Welsch , P. J. Bushby

We investigate the relationship between the photospheric magnetic field of small-scale magnetic elements in the quiet Sun (QS) at disc centre, and the brightness at 214 nm, 300 nm, 313 nm, 388 nm, 397 nm, and at 525.02 nm. To this end we…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-04-05 F. Kahil , T. L. Riethmüller , S. K. Solanki

We present an investigation into an apparent relationship between white-light coronal brightness and the kinematics of flare-associated CMEs. Using a unique dataset known as the LASCO Coronal Brightness Index (CBI), we conduct a study that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-16 Kelly Victor-French , Karl Battams , Brian E. Wood

A recent study carried out on high sensitivity SUNRISE/IMAX data has reported about the existence of areas of limited flux emergence in the quiet Sun. By exploiting an independent and longer (4 hours) data set acquired by HINODE/SOT, we…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 M. Stangalini

The present study provides statistical information on the coronal magnetic field and intensity properties of small-scale bright and faint loops in the quiet Sun. We aim to quantitatively investigate the morphological and topological…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-16 Maria S. Madjarska , Thomas Wiegelmann , Pascal Démoulin , Klaus Galsgaard

Solar atmosphere is a single system unified by the presence of large-scale magnetic fields. Topological changes in magnetic fields that occur in one place may have consequences for coronal heating and eruptions for other, even remote…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-02-05 Alexei A. Pevtsov
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