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One puzzling observed property of coronal loops is that they are of roughly constant thickness along their length. Various studies have found no consistent pattern of width variation along the length of loops observed by TRACE and SOHO.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Joseph E. Plowman , Charles C. Kankelborg , Dana W. Longcope

We study the relationship between implosive motions in a solar flare, and the energy redistribution in the form of oscillatory structures and particle acceleration. The flare SOL2012-03-09T03:53 (M6.4) shows clear evidence for an…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 P. J. A. Simões , L. Fletcher , H. S. Hudson , A. J. B. Russell

The global rotational profile of the solar atmosphere and its variation at different layers, although crucial for a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of the solar magnetic field, has been a subject to contradictory results…

The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) and the Exteme-ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE) onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory include spectral windows in the X-ray/EUV band. Accuracy and completeness of the atomic data in this…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Paola Testa , Jeremy J. Drake , Enrico Landi

Small and elongated, cool and dense blob-like structures are being reported with high resolution telescopes in physically different regions throughout the solar atmosphere. Their detection and the understanding of their formation,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 P. Antolin , G. Vissers , L. Rouppe van der Voort

We present here one of the first high resolution spectroscopic observations of coronal rain, performed with the CRISP instrument at the Swedish Solar Telescope. This work constitutes the first attempt to assess the importance of coronal…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Patrick Antolin , Luc Rouppe van der Voort

Coronal waves are large-scale disturbances often driven by coronal mass ejections (CMEs). We investigate a spectacular wave event on 7 March 2012, which is associated with an X5.4 flare (SOL2012-03-07). By using a running center-median…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-04 Li Feng , Lei Lu , Bernd Inhester , Joseph Plowman , Beili Ying , Marilena Mierla , Matthew J. West , Weiqun Gan

The 1998 April 20 spectral line data from the Coronal Diagnostics Spectrometer (CDS) on the {\it Solar and Heliospheric Observatory} (\SOHO) shows a coronal loop on the solar limb. Our original analysis of these data showed that the plasma…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 J. T. Schmelz , K. Nasraoui , V. L. Richardson , P. J. Hubbard , C. R. Nevels , J. E. Beene

On 13 February 2009, a coronal wave -- CME -- dimming event was observed in quadrature by the STEREO spacecraft. We analyze this event using a three-dimensional, global magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model for the solar corona. The numerical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Ofer Cohen , Gemma D. R. Attrill , Ward B. Manchester , Meredith J. Wills-Davey

Understanding the solar corona requires knowledge of its dynamics through its various layers and subsequent connectivity to the heliosphere. This requires understanding the nature of the outflows and the physical transitions through the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-29 Nathalia Alzate , Huw Morgan , Simone Di Matteo

Loop-aligned hydrodynamic modelings help better understand the thermodynamic evolution of flaring plasma confined in solar flare loops. Conventional loop modelings typically assume a uniform loop cross section. With a variation of the cross…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-24 Yu Dai , Shihan Li , Wenlong Tang , Zhen Li , Mingde Ding

Employing Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)/Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) multi-wavelength images, we report the coronal condensation during the magnetic reconnection (MR) between a system of open and closed coronal loops. Higher-lying…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-05 Leping Li , Jun Zhang , Hardi Peter , Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta , Jiangtao Su , Chun Xia , Hongqiang Song , Yijun Hou

Coronal condensation and rain are a crucial part of the mass cycle between the corona and chromosphere. In some cases, condensation and subsequent rain originate in the magnetic dips formed during magnetic reconnection. This provides a new…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-07 Leping Li , Hardi Peter , Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta , Hongqiang Song

Although the differential rotation rate on the solar surface has long been studied using optical and extreme ultraviolet (EUV) observations, associating these measurements to specific atmospheric heights remains challenging due to the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-04 Srinjana Routh , Anshu Kumari , Vaibhav Pant , Jaydeep Kandekar , Dipankar Banerjee , Mohd. Saleem Khan , Dibya Kirti Mishra

Extreme UV (EUV) and X-ray loops in the solar corona connect regions of enhanced magnetic activity, but they are not usually rooted in the dark umbrae of sunspots because the strong magnetic field found there suppresses convection. This…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-02-17 L. P. Chitta , H. Peter , P. R. Young

A coronal loop of 290~Mm length, observed at 171~\AA\ with SDO/AIA on February 6th 2024 near AR 13571, is found to oscillate with two significantly different oscillation periods, $48.8 \pm 6.1$~min and $4.8\pm 0.3$~min. The oscillations…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-15 Sihui Zhong , Valery M. Nakariakov , Dmitrii Y. Kolotkov

We investigate the decayless regime of coronal kink oscillations recently discovered in the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)/AIA data. In contrast to decaying kink oscillations that are excited by impulsive dynamical processes, this type of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-18 S. A. Anfinogentov , V. M. Nakariakov , G. Nisticò

Using joint observations from Hinode/EIS and the Atmospheric Imaging Array (AIA) on the Solar Dynamics Observatory we explore the asymmetry of coronal EUV line profiles. We find that asymmetries exist in all of the spectral lines studied,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-01-26 Marybeth Sechler , Scott W. McIntosh , Hui Tian , Bart De Pontieu

We analyse observations of a saddle-like structure in the corona above the western limb of the Sun on 2017 July 18. The structure was clearly outlined by coronal loops with typical coronal temperature no more than 1 MK. The dynamics of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-04 Boris Filippov

Understanding the global rotational profile of the solar atmosphere and its variation is fundamental to uncovering a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of the solar magnetic field and the extent of coupling between different layers…