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We investigate the chromospheric evaporation in the flare of 2007 January 16 using line profiles observed by the EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS) onboard Hinode. Three points at flare ribbons of different magnetic polarities are analyzed in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-11-18 Y. Li , M. D. Ding

The He I 10830 \AA\ triplet is a very informative indicator of chromospheric activities as the helium is the second most abundant element in the solar atmosphere. Taking advantage of the high resolution of the 1.6 m Goode Solar Telescope…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-08 Nengyi Huang , Viacheslav M. Sadykov , Yan Xu , Ju Jing , Haimin Wang

In this study we present the analysis of six solar flare events that occurred in 2022, using new data from the third-generation Miniature X-Ray Solar Spectrometer (MinXSS), also known as the Dual-zone Aperture X-ray Solar Spectrometer…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-12 Anant Telikicherla , Thomas N. Woods , Bennet D. Schwab

Solar flares result in an increase of the solar irradiance at all wavelengths. While the distribution of the flare fluence observed in coronal emission has been widely studied and found to scale as f(E) ~ E^{-\alpha}, with \alpha slightly…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-08 M. Kretzschmar

Interpreting the Stokes profiles observed in quiet regions of the solar chromosphere is a challenging task. The Stokes Q and U profiles are dominated by the scattering polarisation and the Hanle effect, and these processes can only be…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-11-07 Jan Jurcak , Jiri Stepan , Javier Trujillo Bueno , Michele Bianda

We analyze a set of full Stokes profile observations of the flaring active region NOAA 10808 recorded with the Vector-Spectromagnetograph (VSM) of the SOLIS facility. We aim to quantify transient and permanent changes in the magnetic field…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 C. E. Fischer , C. U. Keller , F. Snik , L. Fletcher , H. Socas-Navarro

Quasi-periodic pulsations (QPPs) are a common feature of impulsive solar flare emissions, yet their driving mechanism(s) remain unresolved. We study long-period (3.4 min) QPPs in the M3.7 flare on Feb 24, 2023, using SDO/AIA and Solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-05 Stefan Purkhart , Hannah Collier , Laura A. Hayes , Astrid M. Veronig , Miho Janvier , Säm Krucker

Apparent slipping motions of flare ribbon kernels and the formation of hard X-ray (HXR) footpoints are important signatures of magnetic reconnection in solar flares. Ultraviolet (UV) and HXR ribbon emission can show quasi-periodic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-21 Juraj Lorincik , Hannah Collier , Vanessa Polito , Laura A. Hayes , William H. Ashfield , Nabil Freij

We report multi-wavelength monitoring observations of an M-dwarf flare star AD Leonis with Seimei Telescope (6150--7930 {\AA}), SCAT (Spectroscopic Chuo-university Astronomical Telescope; 3700--7500 {\AA}), NICER (Neutron Star Interior…

In this Letter, we give a detailed analysis to the M3.3 class flare that occurred on August 17, 2013 (SOL2013-08-17T18:16). It presents a clear picture of mutual magnetic interaction initially from the photosphere to the corona via the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-07-20 Yanjie Zhang , Zhe Xu , Qingmin Zhang , Jun Dai , Haisheng Ji

The chromospheric Lyman-alpha line of neutral hydrogen (Ly$\alpha$; 1216 \r{A}) is the most intense emission line in the solar spectrum, yet until recently observations of flare-related Ly$\alpha$ emission have been scarce. Here, we examine…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-25 Harry J. Greatorex , Ryan O. Milligan , Phillip C. Chamberlin

In this paper, we analyze the high-resolution UV spectra for a C1.7 solar flare (SOL2017-09-09T06:51) observed by the \textit{Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph} (\textit{IRIS}). {We focus on the spectroscopic observations at the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-02 Yi-An Zhou , Y. Li , M. D. Ding , Jie Hong , Ke Yu

Three phases are typically observed during solar flares: the preflare, impulsive, and decay phases. During the impulsive phase, it is believed that the electrons and other particles are accelerated after the stored energy in the magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-02-15 W. G. Fajardo-Mendieta , J. C. Martínez-Oliveros , J. D. Alvarado-Gómez , B. Calvo-Mozo

Stellar flares are energetic events occurring in stellar atmospheres. They have been observed on various stars using photometric light curves and spectra. On some cool stars, flares tend to release substantially more energy compared to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-25 Jiří Wollmann , Petr Heinzel , Petr Kabáth

Solar flares are complex phenomena driven by the release of magnetic energy, but a large energy reservoir is not sufficient to determine their eruptive potential; the magnetic topology and plasma dynamics play a key role. We investigate the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-04 C. J. Díaz Baso , J. de la Cruz Rodríguez , H. -P. Doerr , M. van Noort , A. Prasad , A. Feller , D. Kiselman

We study a sequence of eruptive events including filament eruption, a GOES C4.3 flare and a coronal mass ejection. We aim to identify the possible trigger(s) and precursor(s) of the filament destabilisation; investigate flare kernel…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-07-02 Z. Huang , M. S. Madjarska , K. Koleva , J. G. Doyle , P. Duchlev , M. Dechev , K. Reardon

We study the decay phase of solar flares in several spectral bands using a method based on that successfully applied to white light flares observed on an M4 dwarf. We selected and processed 102 events detected in the Sun-as-a-star flux…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-10 Larisa K. Kashapova , Anne-Marie Broomhall , Alena I. Larionova , Elena G. Kupriyanova , Ilya D. Motyk

The data of sunspot numbers, sunspot areas and solar flare index during cycle 23 are analyzed to investigate the intermediate-term periodicities. Power spectral analysis has been performed separately for the data of the whole disk, northern…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-16 Bhuwan Joshi , P. Pant , P. K. Manoharan

A new acousto-optic radio spectrometer has observed the 1 - 2 GHz radio emission of solar flares with unprecedented sensitivity. The number of detected decimeter type III bursts is greatly enhanced compared to observations by conventional…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Arnold O. Benz , Peter Messmer , Christian Monstein

This work demonstrates the possibility of magnetic field topology investigations using microwave polarimetric observations. We study a solar flare of GOES M1.7 class that occurred on 11 February, 2014. This flare revealed a clear signature…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-16 I. N. Sharykin , A. A. Kuznetsov , I. I. Myshyakov