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The temporal recurrence of micro-flare events is studied in a time interval before and after of major solar flares. Our sample is based on the x-ray flare observations by the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-14 N. Gyenge , R. Erdélyi

Here we present the results of the study of the north-south (N-S) distribution and asymmetry of GOES soft X-ray (SXR) flares during solar cycle 24. The period of study includes ascending, maximum and descending phases of the cycle. During…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-15 Anita Joshi , Ramesh Chandra

We probe the spectral hardening of solar flares emission in view of associated solar proton events (SEPs) at earth and coronal mass ejection (CME) acceleration as a consequence. In this investigation we undertake 60 SEPs of the Solar Cycle…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-10-22 Sharad C Tripathi , Parvaiz A Khan , Aslam A M , A K Gwal , P K Purohit , Rajmal Jain

Sudden jets of collimated plasma arise from many locations on the Sun, including active regions. The magnetic field along which a jet emerges is often open to interplanetary space, offering a clear "escape route" for any flare-accelerated…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-11-07 Lindsay Glesener , Gregory D. Fleishman

We present an analysis of a flare on the Wolf 359 star based on simultaneous observations of TESS and XMM-Newton. A stellar flare with energy comparable to an X-class solar flare is analyzed on this star for the first time. The main goal of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-09-08 Małgorzata Pietras , Robert Falewicz , Marek Siarkowski , Anna Kepa , Kamil Bicz , Paweł Preś

Solar flares are driven by release of the free magnetic energy and its conversion to other forms of energy -- kinetic, thermal, and nonthermal. Quantification of partitions between these energy components and their evolution is needed to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-02 Gregory D. Fleishman , Gelu M. Nita , Galina G. Motorina

Solar and stellar flares are powerful events which produce intense radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum. Multiwavelength observations are highly important for understanding the nature of flares, because different flare-related…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-12 Alexey A. Kuznetsov , Dmitrii Y. Kolotkov

Solar flares and CMEs have a broad range of magnitudes. This review discusses the possibility of "extreme events," defined as those with magnitudes greater than have been seen in the existing historical record. For most quantitative…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-02 Hugh S. Hudson

Two scenarios have been proposed to account for sustained $\ge 30$\,MeV gamma-ray emission in solar flares: (1) prolonged particle acceleration/trapping involving large-scale magnetic loops at the flare site, and (2) precipitation of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-05 Lisa M. Winter , Valerie Bernstein , Nicola Omodei , Melissa Pesce-Rollins

We analyze here variations of the position and the vertical extent of the energy deposition layer (EDL) inthe C1.6 GOES-class solar flare observed at 10:20 UT on 2012 September 10. The variations of the EDL arecontrasted with the variations…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-04 Krzysztof Radziszewski , Robert Falewicz , Pawel Rudawy

In an effort to examine the relationship between flare flux and corresponding CME mass, we temporally and spatially correlate all X-ray flares and CMEs in the LASCO and GOES archives from 1996 to 2006. We cross-reference 6,733 CMEs having…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Alicia N. Aarnio , Keivan G. Stassun , W. Jeffrey Hughes , Sarah L. McGregor

Flares being partially occulted by the solar limb, are the best reservoir of our knowledge about hard X-ray loop-top sources. Recently, the survey of partially occulted flares observed by the RHESSI has been published (Krucker & Lin 2008).…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 M. Tomczak

The aim of the present investigation is to study the spatio-temporal distribution of precursor flares during the 24-hour interval preceding M- and X-class major flares and the evolution of follower flares. Information on associated…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-18 N. Gyenge , I. Ballai , T. Baranyi

The preflare phase of the flare SOL2011-08-09T03:52 is unique in its long duration, its coverage by the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) and the Nobeyama Radioheliograph, and the presence of three well-developed…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-18 A. O. Benz , M. Battaglia , M. Guedel

Understanding solar flares is critical for predicting space weather, as their activity shapes how the Sun influences Earth and its environment. The development of reliable forecasting methodologies of these events depends on robust flare…

The hard X-ray emission in a solar flare is typically characterized by a number of discrete sources, each with its own spectral, temporal, and spatial variability. Establishing the relationship amongst these sources is critical to determine…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-08 Federica Sciacchitano , Alberto Sorrentino , A Gordon Emslie , Anna Maria Massone , Michele Piana

Solar flares are the most powerful events in the solar system and the brightest sources of X-rays, often associated with emission of particles reaching the Earth and causing geomagnetic storms, giving problems to communication, airplanes…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-05 Diego Casadei

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

The Dual-zone Aperture X-ray Solar Spectrometer (DAXSS) was flown on 2018 June18 on the NASA 36.336 sounding rocket flight and obtained the highest resolution to date for solar soft X-ray (SXR) spectra over a broad energy range. This…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-24 Bennet D. Schwab , Robert H. A. Sewell , Thomas N. Woods , Amir Caspi , James Paul Mason , Christopher Moore

We present a case study of an M4-class flare on 28 March 2022, near Solar Orbiter's first science perihelion (0.33 AU). Solar Orbiter was 83.5{\deg} west of the Sun-Earth line, making the event appear near the eastern limb, while…