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We investigate outflows from the disk-magnetosphere boundary of rotating magnetized stars in cases where the magnetic field of a star is bunched into an X-type configuration using axisymmetric and full 3D MHD simulations. Such configuration…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 M. M. Romanova , G. V. Ustyugova , A. V. Koldoba , R. V. E. Lovelace

Outflows perpendicular to the guide field are believed to be a possible signature of magnetic reconnection in the solar corona and specifically a way to detect the occurrence of ubiquitous small-angle magnetic reconnection. The aim of this…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-05 G. Cozzo , P. Pagano , F. Reale , P. Testa , A. Petralia , J. Martinez-Sykora , V. Hansteen , B. De Pontieu

Context: The importance of magnetic fields at the onset of star formation related to the early fragmentation and collapse processes is largely unexplored today. Aims: We want to understand the magnetic field properties at the earliest…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-06-13 H. Beuther , J. Soler , W. Vlemmings , H. Linz , Th. Henning , R. Kuiper , R. Rao , R. Smith , T. Sakai , K. Johnston , A. Walsh , S. Feng

The interaction between emerging magnetic flux and the pre-existing ambient field has become a "hot" topic for both numerical simulations and high-resolution observations of the solar atmosphere. The appearance of brightenings and surges…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 S. L. Guglielmino , L. R. Bellot Rubio , F. Zuccarello , G. Aulanier , S. Vargas Domínguez , S. Kamio

Giant $\gamma$-ray flares comprise the most extreme radiation events observed from magnetars. Developing on (sub)millisecond timescales and generating vast amounts of energy within a fraction of a second, the initial phase of these…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-01-20 Chris Elenbaas , Anna L. Watts , Roberto Turolla , Jeremy Heyl

On SOL2017-09-06 solar active region 12673 produced an X9.3 flare which is regarded as largest to occur in solar cycle 24. In this work we have preformed a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation in order to reveal the three-dimensional (3D)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-11-07 Satoshi Inoue , Daikou Shiota , Yumi Bamba , Sung-Hong Park

Solar flares are one of the most energetic events in the solar atmosphere. It is widely accepted that flares are powered by magnetic reconnection in the corona. An eruptive flare is usually accompanied by a coronal mass ejection, both of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-08 Y. Li , X. Sun , M. D. Ding , J. Qiu , E. R. Priest

The emergence of magnetic flux from the deep convection zone plays an important role in the solar magnetism, such as the generation of active regions and triggering of various eruptive phenomena, including jets, flares, and coronal mass…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-25 Shin Toriumi , Hideyuki Hotta , Kanya Kusano

We define a sample of 200 protostellar outflows showing blue and redshifted CO emission in the nearby molecular clouds Ophiuchus, Taurus, Perseus and Orion to investigate the correlation between outflow orientations and local, but…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-12-21 Duo Xu , Stella S. R. Offner , Robert Gutermuth , Jonathan C. Tan

Extended periods of radio pulsations have been observed for six magnetars, displaying characteristics different from those of ordinary pulsars. In this Letter, we argue that radio emission is generated in a closed, twisted magnetic flux…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-18 Shuzhe Zeng , Alexander Philippov , James Juno , Andrei M. Beloborodov , Elena Popova

The 'event' that triggers a gamma ray burst cannot last for more than a few seconds. This is, however, long compared with the dynamical timescale of a compact stellar-mass object ($\sim 10^{-3}$ seconds). Energy is assumed to be released as…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 M. J. Rees , P. Meszaros

The nonlinear dynamics of outflows driven by magnetic explosion on the surface of a compact star is investigated through special relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations. We adopt, as the initial equilibrium state, a spherical stellar…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 Jin Matsumoto , Youhei Masada , Eiji Asano , Kazunari Shibata

We analyze data from Hinode spacecraft taken over two 54-minute periods during the emergence of AR 11024. We focus on small-scale portions within the observed solar active region and discover the appearance of very distinctive small-scale…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-13 S. Vargas Dominguez , L. van Driel-Gesztelyi , L. R. Bellot Rubio , .

Solar eruptions are explosive release of coronal magnetic field energy as manifested in solar flares and coronal mass ejection. Observations have shown that the core of eruption-productive regions are often a sheared magnetic arcade, i.e.,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-14 Xinkai Bian , Chaowei Jiang , Xueshang Feng , Pingbing Zuo , Yi Wang , Xinyi Wang

We examine two successive flare eruptions (X5.4 and X1.3) on 2012 March 7 in the NOAA active region 11429 and investigate the magnetic field reconfiguration associated with the two eruptions. Using an advanced non-linear force-free field…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-22 Rui Wang , Ying D. Liu , Zhongwei Yang , Huidong Hu

We carried out a multi-wavelength study of a CME and a medium-size 1B/C1.3 flare occurring on 12 May 1997. We present the investigation of magnetic-field variations in the NOAA Active Region 8038 which was observed on the Sun during 7--16…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-06-15 Rajmal Jain , Arun K. Awasthi , Babita Chandel , Lokesh Bharti , Y. Hanaoka , A. L. Kiplinger

Magnetic reconnection, a change of magnetic field connectivity, is a fundamental physical process in which magnetic energy is released explosively. It is responsible for various eruptive phenomena in the universe. However, this process is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-30 J. Q. Sun , X. Cheng , M. D. Ding , Y. Guo , E. R. Priest , C. E. Parnell , S. J. Edwards , J. Zhang , P. F. Chen , C. Fang

Giant flares on soft gamma-ray repeaters that are thought to take place on magnetars release enormous energy in a short time interval. Their power can be explained by catastrophic instabilities occurring in the magnetic field configuration…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-18 Y. Meng , J. Lin , L. Zhang , K. K. Reeves , Q. S. Zhang , F. Yuan

The most common form of magnetar activity is short X-ray bursts, with durations from milliseconds to seconds, and luminosities ranging from $10^{36}$ to $10^{43}\ {\rm erg}\,{\rm s}^{-1}$. Recently, an X-ray burst from the galactic magnetar…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-08-02 Yajie Yuan , Andrei M. Beloborodov , Alexander Y. Chen , Yuri Levin , Elias R. Most , Alexander A. Philippov

The dynamics of horizontal plasma flows during the first hours of the emergence of active region magnetic flux in the solar photosphere have been analyzed using SOHO/MDI data. Four active regions emerging near the solar limb have been…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-01 A. Khlystova