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Ellerman bombs and UV bursts are transient brightenings that are ubiquitously observed in the lower atmospheres of active and emerging flux regions. Here we present inversion results of SST/CRISP and CHROMIS, as well as IRIS data of such…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-10 G. J. M. Vissers , J. de la Cruz Rodriguez , T. Libbrecht , L. H. M. Rouppe van der Voort , G. B. Scharmer , M. Carlsson

Ellerman bombs (EBs) are a kind of solar activities that is suggested to occur in the lower atmosphere. Recent observations using the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) show connections of EBs and IRIS bombs (IBs), implying that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-04-03 Jie Hong , M. D. Ding , Wenda Cao

Magnetic reconnection in the deep solar atmosphere can give rise to enhanced emission in the Balmer hydrogen lines, a phenomenon known as Ellerman bombs (EBs). It is most common to observe EBs in the H-alpha and H-beta lines. High quality…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-23 L. Rouppe van der Voort , J. Joshi , K. Krikova

Ellerman bombs (EBs) with significant H$\alpha$ wing emissions and ultraviolet bursts (UV bursts) with strong Si IV emissions are two kinds of small transient brightening events that occur in the low solar atmosphere.We numerically…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-22 Guanchong Cheng , Lei Ni , Yajie Chen , Jun Lin

We study the H$\alpha$ and Ca II 8542 \r{A} line spectra of four typical Ellerman bombs (EBs) in active region NOAA 11765 on 2013 June 6, observed with the Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph installed at the 1.6 meter New Solar Telescope at…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-08-12 Jie Hong , M. D. Ding , Ying Li , Cheng Fang , Wenda Cao

Advancements in instrumentation have revealed a multitude of small-scale EUV events in the solar atmosphere. Our aim is to employ high-resolution magnetograms to gain a detailed understanding of the magnetic origin of such phenomena. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-19 D. Nóbrega-Siverio , I. Cabello , S. Bose , L. H. M. Rouppe van der Voort , R. Joshi , C. Froment , V. M. J. Henriques

Context. Ellerman bombs (EBs) are observational signatures of small-scale magnetic reconnection, key to understanding the lower solar atmosphere. While their role in active regions has been widely studied using the H$\alpha$ line,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-06 I. J. Soler Poquet , C. J. Díaz Baso , A. Sainz Dalda , L. H. M. Rouppe van der Voort , D. Nóbrega-Siverio , R. Joshi

Context. Ellerman bombs (EBs) are short-lived emission features, characterized by extended wing emission in hydrogen Balmer lines. Until now, no distinct signature of EBs has been found in the He I 10830 {\AA} line, and conclusive…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-01 Tine Libbrecht , Jayant Joshi , Jaime de la Cruz Rodríguez , Jorrit Leenaarts , Andrés Asensio Ramos

Ellerman bombs are bright emission features observed in the wings of H$\alpha$, usually in the vicinity of magnetic concentrations. Here we show that they can also be detected in the Ca II infrared triplet lines, which are easier to…

Recent observations from the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) appear to show impulsive brightenings in high temperature lines, which when combined with simultaneous ground based observations in H$\alpha$, appear co-spatial to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-08 A. Reid , M. Mathioudakis , A. Kowalski , J. G. Doyle , J. C. Allred

Ellerman bombs (EBs) are observable signatures of photospheric small-scale magnetic reconnection events. The reliable automatic detection of EBs would enable the study of the impact of magnetic reconnection on the Sun's dynamics. We aim to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-02 I. J. Soler Poquet , C. J. Díaz Baso , L. H. M. Rouppe van der Voort , G. J. M. Vissers

Small flares frequently occur in the quiet Sun. Previous studies have noted that they share many common characteristics with typical solar flares in active regions. However, their similarities and differences are not fully understood,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-03 Yuji Kotani , Takako T. Ishii , Daiki Yamasaki , Kenichi Otsuji , Kiyoshi Ichimoto , Ayumi Asai , Kazunari Shibata

The hydrogen Lyman lines ( 91.2 nm < lambda < 121.6 nm) are significant contributors to the radiative losses of the solar chromosphere, and are enhanced during flares. We have shown previously that the Lyman lines observed by the Extreme…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-08 Stephen A Brown , Lyndsay Fletcher , Graham S Kerr , Nicolas Labrosse , Adam F Kowalski , Jaime De La Cruz Rodríguez

The term "ultraviolet (UV) burst" is introduced to describe small, intense, transient brightenings in ultraviolet images of solar active regions. We inventorize their properties and provide a definition based on image sequences in…

Ellerman bombs are short-lived brightenings of the outer wings of Halpha that occur in active regions with much flux emergence. We point out fads and fallacies in the extensive Ellerman bomb literature, discuss their appearance in various…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Robert J. Rutten , Gregal J. M. Vissers , Luc H. M. Rouppe van der Voort , Peter Sütterlin , Nikola Vitas

Ultraviolet spectroscopy of the extended solar corona is a powerful tool for measuring the properties of protons, electrons, and heavy ions in the accelerating solar wind. The large coronal holes that expand up from the north and south…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-28 Steven R. Cranmer

High-resolution imaging-spectroscopy movies of solar active region NOAA 10998 obtained with the CRisp Imaging SpectroPolarimeter (CRISP) at the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope show very bright, rapidly flickering, flame-like features that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Hiroko Watanabe , Gregal Vissers , Reizaburo Kitai , Luc Rouppe van der Voort , Robert J. Rutten

The solar atmosphere is extremely dynamic, and many important phenomena develop on small scales that are unresolved in observations with the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) instrument on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). For…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-06 Irina N. Kitiashvili , Sebastien Couvidat , Andreas Lagg

Ellerman bombs are regions with enhanced Balmer line wing emission and mark magnetic reconnection in the deep solar atmosphere in active regions and quiet Sun. They are often found in regions where opposite magnetic polarities are in close…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-14 L. H. M. Rouppe van der Voort , J. Joshi , V. M. J. Henriques , S. Bose

Ellerman bombs (EBs) and Ultraviolet (UV) bursts are common brightening phenomena which are usually generated in the low solar atmosphere of emerging flux regions. In this paper, we have investigated the emergence of an initial un-twisted…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-11-17 Guanchong Cheng , Lei Ni , Yajie Chen , Udo Ziegler , Jun Lin