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Transverse MHD waves permeate the solar atmosphere and are a candidate for coronal heating. However, the origin of these waves is still unclear. In this work, we analyse coordinated observations from \textit{Hinode}/SOT and \textit{IRIS} of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-25 Patrick Antolin , Paolo Pagano , Ineke De Moortel , Valery M. Nakariakov

Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental physical process that can drive rapid conversion of magnetic energy into plasma bulk flows, thermal heating, and particle acceleration in space and astrophysical plasmas. Classical reconnection theory…

We report our multiwavelength observations of two homologous circular-ribbon flares (CRFs) in active region 11991 on 2014 March 5, focusing on the transverse oscillations of an extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) loop excited by the flares. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-01 Q. M. Zhang , J. Dai , Z. Xu , D. Li , L. Lu , K. V. Tam , A. A. Xu

Solar extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) waves generally refer to large-scale disturbances propagating outward from sites of solar eruptions in EUV imaging observations. Using the recent observations from the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) on…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-09 Zheng Sun , Hui Tian , P. F. Chen , Shuo Yao , Zhenyong Hou , Hechao Chen , Linjie Chen

On 2014 March 29, an intense solar flare classified as X1.0 occurred in the active region 12017. Several associated phenomena accompanied this event, among them a fast-filament eruption, large-scale propagating disturbances in the corona…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-25 Denis P. Cabezas , Ayumi Asai , Kiyoshi Ichimoto , Takahito Sakaue , Satoru UeNo , Jose K. Ishitsuka , Kazunari Shibata

Solar flares are accompanied by an enhanced emission of electromagnetic waves from the radio up to the gamma-ray range. The associated hard X-ray (HXR) and microwave radiation is generated by energetic electrons, which carry a substantial…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-19 G. Mann , A. M. Veronig , F. Schuller

We solve numerically the ideal MHD equations with an external gravitational field in 2D in order to study the effects of impulsively generated linear and non-linear Alfv\'en waves into isolated solar arcades and coronal funnels. We analyze…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-23 J. J. Gonzalez-Aviles , F. S. Guzman

Sequential chromospheric brightenings (SCBs) are often observed in the immediate vicinity of erupting flares and are associated with coronal mass ejections. Since their initial discovery in 2005, there have been several subsequent…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-24 Michael S. Kirk , K. S. Balasubramaniam , Jason Jackiewicz , Holly R. Gilbert

Magnetic reconnection is one of the primary mechanisms for triggering solar eruptive events, but direct observation of its rapid process has been of challenge. In this Letter we present, using a nonlinear force-free field (NLFFF)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-12-24 Chang Liu , Na Deng , Jeongwoo Lee , Thomas Wiegelmann , Ronald L. Moore , Haimin Wang

We present observations of persistent oscillations of some bright features in the upper-chromosphere/transition-region above sunspots taken by IRIS SJ 1400 {\AA} and upward propagating quasi-periodic disturbances along coronal loops rooted…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-03-21 Zhenyong Hou , Zhenghua Huang , Lidong Xia , Bo Li , Hui Fu

We report observations of an eruptive X2.8 flare on 2013 May 13, which shows two distinct episodes of energy release in the impulsive phase. The first episode is characterized by the eruption of a magnetic flux rope, similar to the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-07 Tingyu Gou , Astrid M. Veronig , Ewan Dickson , Aaron Hernandez-Perez , Rui Liu

Turbulent plasma motion is common in the universe, and invoked in solar flares to drive effective acceleration leading to high energy electrons. Unresolved mass motions are frequently detected in flares from extreme ultraviolet (EUV)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-03 Wenzhi Ruan , Limei Yan , Rony Keppens

Using imaging and radio multi-wavelength observations, we studied the origin of two homologous accelerated electron beams and a quasi-periodic fast-propagating (QFP) wave train associated with a solar jet on 2012 July 14. The jet occurred…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-02 Yadan Duan , Yuandeng Shen , Xinping Zhou , Zehao Tang , Chengrui Zhou , Song Tan

We conduct forward-modeling analysis based on our 2.5 dimensional magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) simulation of magnetic flux rope (MFR) formation and eruption driven by photospheric converging motion. The current sheet (CS) evolution during the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-01 Xiaozhou Zhao , Chun Xia , Tom Van Doorsselaere , Rony Keppens , W. Q. Gan

Magnetic flux ropes (MFRs) are thought to be the central structure of solar eruptions, and their ideal MHD instabilities can trigger the eruption. Here we performed a study of all the MFR configurations that lead to major solar flares,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-11-06 Aiying Duan , Chaowei Jiang , Wen He , Xueshang Feng , Peng Zou , Jun Cui

M-dwarf flares observed by the \textit{Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite} (\textit{TESS}) sometimes exhibit a "peak-bump" light-curve morphology, characterized by a secondary, gradual peak well after the main, impulsive peak. A similar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-31 Kai E. Yang , Xudong Sun , Graham S. Kerr , Hugh S. Hudson

High cadence, multiwavelength, optical observations of a solar active region are presented, obtained with the Swedish Solar Telescope. Two magnetic bright points are seen to separate in opposite directions at a constant velocity of 2.8km/s.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 D. B. Jess , M. Mathioudakis , P. K. Browning , P. J. Crockett , F. P. Keenan

Solar flares are dramatic events in which magnetic reconnection in the corona leads to heating of plasma to tens of MK and acceleration of particles to high energies. They also centrally involve transport between the corona (where the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-23 Alexander J. B. Russell

The eruption of the filament/flux rope generates the coronal perturbations, which further form EUV waves. There are two types of EUV waves, including fast-mode magnetosonic waves and slow waves. In this paper, we first report an event…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-30 Yining Zhang , Ting Li , Weilin Teng , Xinping Zhou , Yijun Hou , Zheng Sun , Xuchun Duan , Yilin Guo , Guiping Zhou

Vortex motions are frequently observed on the solar photosphere. These motions may play a key role in the transport of energy and momentum from the lower atmosphere into the upper solar atmosphere, contributing to coronal heating. The lower…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-02 B. Snow , V. Fedun , F. A. Gent , G. Verth , R. Erdélyi