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We have previously found a temperature-dependent upflow in the dimming region following a coronal mass ejection (CME) observed by the {\it Hinode} EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS). In this paper, we reanalyzed the observations along with…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 S. Imada , H. Hara , T. Watanabe , I. Murakami , L. K. Harra , T. Shimizu , E. G. Zweibel

Spectral observations of the solar transition region (TR) and corona show broadening of spectral lines beyond what is expected from thermal and instrumental broadening. The remaining non-thermal broadening is significant (5-30 km/s) and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-19 Bart De Pontieu , Scott McIntosh , Juan Martinez-Sykora , Hardi Peter , Tiago Pereira

We exploit the high spatial resolution and high cadence of the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) to investigate the response of the transition region and chromosphere to energy deposition during a small flare. Simultaneous…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-09-28 Harry P. Warren , Jeffrey W. Reep , Nicholas A. Crump , Paulo J. A. Simoes

Emerging flux regions (EFRs) are known to exhibit various sporadic local heating events in the lower atmosphere. To investigate the characteristics of these events, especially to link the photospheric magnetic fields and atmospheric…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-15 Shin Toriumi , Yukio Katsukawa , Mark C. M. Cheung

Recent studies show that active-region (AR) upflowing plasma, observed by the EUV-Imaging Spectrometer (EIS), onboard Hinode, can gain access to open field-lines and be released into the solar wind (SW) via magnetic-interchange reconnection…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 C. H. Mandrini , F. A. Nuevo , A. M. Vásquez , P. Démoulin , L. van Driel-Gesztelyi , D. Baker , J. L. Culhane , G. D. Cristiani , M. Pick

We report on the plasma properties of small-scale transient events identified in the quiet Sun, coronal holes and their boundaries. We use spectroscopic co-observations from SUMER/SoHO and EIS/Hinode combined with high cadence imaging data…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 M. S. Madjarska , Z. Huang , J. G. Doyle , S. Subramanian

Recent observations from the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) have discovered a new class of numerous low-lying dynamic loop structures, and it has been argued that they are the long-postulated unresolved fine structures (UFS)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-03 David H. Brooks , Jeffrey W. Reep , Harry P. Warren

We present two-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations of corotating stream structure in the wind from a rotating O star, together with resulting synthetic line profiles showing discrete absorption components (DACs). An azimuthal variation…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 S. R. Cranmer , S. P. Owocki

In addition to a component of the emission that originates from clearly distinguishable coronal loops, the solar corona also exhibits extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) and X-ray ambient emission that is rather diffuse and is often considered…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-24 Nikolina Milanović , Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta , Hardi Peter

Observations of recurrent explosive events (EEs) with time scale of 3-5 minutes are reported. These EEs have been observed with the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) and have a spatial dimension of $\sim1.5"$ along the slit. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-14 G. R. Gupta , Durgesh Tripathi

We investigate the morphology and temporal variability of a quiet Sun network region in different solar layers. The emission in several EUV spectral lines through both raster and slot time series, recorded by EIS/Hinode is studied along…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-03-26 Ioannis Kontogiannis , Costis Gontikakis , Georgia Tsiropoula , Kostas Tziotziou

Solar sub-surface fluid topology provides an indirect approach to examine the internal characteristics of active regions (ARs). Earlier studies have revealed the prevalence of strong flows in the interior of ARs having complex magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-19 R. A. Maurya , A. Ambastha

We report multi-wavelength ultraviolet observations taken with the IRIS satellite, concerning the emergence phase in the upper chromosphere and transition region of an emerging flux region (EFR) embedded in the unipolar plage of active…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-17 S. L. Guglielmino , F. Zuccarello , P. R. Young , P. Romano , M. Murabito

There have been ubiquitous observations of wave-like motions in the solar atmosphere for decades. Recent improvements to space- and ground-based observatories have allowed the focus to shift to smaller magnetic structures on the solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-08-21 N. Freij , E. M. Scullion , C. J. Nelson , S. Mumford , S. Wedemeyer , R. Erdélyi

Coronal dimmings are transient depletions of coronal plasma observed in extreme ultraviolet and soft X-rays, interpreted as low-corona signatures of coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Their evolution is closely linked to CME dynamics, flare…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-26 Amaia Razquin , Karin Dissauer , Astrid M. Veronig , Graham Barnes

We report three-minute oscillations in the solar chromosphere driven by a strong downflow event in a sunspot. We used the Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph of the 1.6 m New Solar Telescope and the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS).…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-27 Hannah Kwak , Jongchul Chae , Donguk Song , Yeon-Han Kim , Eun-Kyung Lim , Maria S. Madjarska

Plasma loops or plumes rooted in sunspot umbrae often harbor downflows with speeds of 100 km/s. These downflows are supersonic at transition region temperatures of 0.1 MK. The source of these flows is not well understood. We aim to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-16 Hechao Chen , Hui Tian , Leping Li , Hardi Peter , Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta , Zhenyong Hou

The resonance lines of \ion{Si}{4} formed at $\lambda$1394 and 1403 {\AA} are the most critical for the diagnostics of the solar transition region in the observations of the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS). Studying the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-05-20 Durgesh Tripathi , V. N. Nived , Hiroaki Isobe , J. G. Doyle

Spicules are small hairy like structures seen at the solar limb mainly at chromospheric and transition region lines. They generally live for 3-10 minutes. We observe these spicules in a south polar region of the Sun with a coordinated…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-12-16 Tanmoy Samanta , Vaibhav Pant , Dipankar Banerjee

Transition region (TR) loops are arcade-like features in the solar transition region, with temperatures roughly between $2\times10^4$ K and $6\times10^5$ K. They are a fundamental building block of TR, which are results of the coupling…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-04 Zhenghua Huang