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Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves are often invoked to interpret quasi-periodic pulsations (QPPs) in solar flares. We study the response of a straight flare loop to a kink-like velocity perturbation using three-dimensional MHD simulations and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-08 Mijie Shi , Bo Li , Shao-Xia Chen , Mingzhe Guo , Shengju Yuan

Small amplitude quasi-periodic pulsations (QPPs) detected in soft X-ray emission are commonplace in many flares. To date, the underpinning processes resulting in the QPPs are unknown. In this paper, we attempt to constrain the prevalence of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-06-03 Laura A. Hayes , Andrew R. Inglis , Steven Christe , Brian Dennis , Peter T. Gallagher

Observations revealed that various kinds of oscillations are excited in solar flare regions. Quasi-periodic pulsations (QPPs) in the flare emissions are commonly observed in a wide range of wavelengths. Recent observations have found that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-07-01 Shinsuke Takasao , Kazunari Shibata

We investigate the properties of a set of solar flares originating from a single active region (AR) that exhibit QPPs, and look for signs of the QPP periods relating to AR properties. The AR studied, best known as NOAA 12192, was unusually…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-13 C. E. Pugh , V. M. Nakariakov , A. -M. Broomhall , A. V. Bogomolov , I. N. Myagkova

Context. Extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) observations have revealed small-scale transient brightenings that may share common physical mechanisms with larger-scale solar flares. A notable feature of solar and stellar flares is the presence of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-28 Daye Lim , Tom Van Doorsselaere , David Berghmans , Laura A. Hayes , Cis Verbeeck , Nancy Narang , Marie Dominique , Andrew R. Inglis

We investigate the solar flare of 20 October 2002. The flare was accompanied by quasi-periodic pulsations (QPP) of both thermal and nonthermal hard X-ray emissions (HXR) observed by RHESSI in the 3-50 keV energy range. Analysis of the HXR…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 I. V. Zimovets , A. B. Struminsky

The robust detection of quasi-periodic pulsations (QPPs) in solar and stellar flares has been the topic of recent debate. In light of this, we have adapted a method described by Vaughan (2005) to aid with the search for QPPs in flare time…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-07 C. E. Pugh , A. -M. Broomhall , V. M. Nakariakov

Quasi-periodic pulsations (QPPs) with various periods that originate in the underlying magnetohydrodynamic processes of the flaring structures are detected repeatedly in the solar flare emissions. We apply a 2D cellular automaton (CA)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-14 Nastaran Farhang , Farhad Shahbazi , Hossein Safari

Quasi-periodic pulsations (QPPs) at sub-second periods are frequently detected in the time series of X-rays during stellar flares. However, such rapid pulsations are rarely reported in the hard X-ray (HXR) emission of the small solar flare.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-18 Dong Li

We explore the Quasi-Periodic Pulsations (QPPs) in a solar flare observed by Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM), Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO), and Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 D. Li , Z. J. Ning , Q. M. Zhang

We report on the results of high dispersion spectroscopy of two `superflare stars', KIC 9766237, and KIC 9944137 with Subaru/HDS. Superflare stars are G-type main sequence stars, but show gigantic flares compared to the Sun, which have been…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Daisaku Nogami , Yuta Notsu , Satoshi Honda , Hiroyuki Maehara , Shota Notsu , Takuya Shibayama , Kazunari Shibata

Quasi-periodic pulsations (QPP) are often observed in X-ray emission from solar flares. To date, it is unclear what their physical origins are. Here, we present a multi-instrument investigation of the nature of QPP during the impulsive and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-24 Laura A. Hayes , Peter T. Gallagher , Brian R. Dennis , Jack Ireland , Andrew R. Inglis , Daniel F. Ryan

We aim to perform a statistical study of stellar flares observed by Kepler. We want to study the flare amplitude, duration, energy and occurrence rates, and how they are related to the spectral type and rotation period. To that end, we have…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-08 Tom Van Doorsselaere , Hoda Shariati , Jonas Debosscher

Quasi-periodic pulsations (QPPs) appear to be a common feature observed in the light curves of both solar and stellar flares. However, their quasi-periodic nature, along with the fact that they can be small in amplitude and short-lived,…

How do the characteristics of starspots influence the triggering of stellar flares? Here we investigate the activity of two K-type stars, similar in every way from mass to rotation periods and planetary systems. Both stars exhibit about a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-29 Alexandre Araújo , Adriana Valio

The nature of quasi-periodic pulsations in solar flares is poorly constrained, and critically the general prevalence of such signals in solar flares is unknown. Therefore, we perform a large-scale search for evidence of signals consistent…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-28 A. R. Inglis , J. Ireland , B. R. Dennis , L. A. Hayes , P. T. Gallagher

Several studies have documented periodic and quasi-periodic signals from the time series of dMe flare stars and other stellar sources. Such periodic signals, observed within quiescent phases (i.e., devoid of larger-scale microflare or flare…

A peculiar microwave quasi-periodic pulsation with zigzag pattern (Z-QPP) is observed first by the Chinese Solar Broadband Spectrometer in Huairou (SBRS/Huairou) at 1.10-1.34 GHz in a solar flare on 2005-01-15. The Z-QPP occurred just in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-06-14 Baolin Tan

We analyse quasi-periodic pulsations (QPP) detected in the microwave and decimeter radio emission of the SOL2017-09-05T07:04 solar flare, using simultaneous observations by the Siberian Radioheliograph 48 (SRH-48, 4-8 GHz) and Mingantu…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-05 Larisa Kashapova , Dmitrii Kolotkov , Elena Kupriyanova , Anastasiia Kudriavtseva , Chengming Tan , Hamish Reid

Solar flares are the most powerful explosions occurring in the solar system, which may lead to disastrous space weather events and impact various aspects of our Earth. So far, it is still a big challenge in modern astrophysics to understand…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-28 Baolin Tan , Zhiqiang Yu , Jing Huang , Chengming Tan , Yin Zhang