Nonequilibrium Processes in the Solar Corona, Transition Region, Flares, and Solar Wind (Invited Review)

J Dudík, E Dzifčáková, N Meyer-Vernet, G Del Zanna… - Solar Physics, 2017 - Springer
We review the presence and signatures of the non-equilibrium processes, both non-
Maxwellian distributions and non-equilibrium ionization, in the solar transition region …

Quasi-periodic energy release and jets at the base of solar coronal plumes

P Kumar, JT Karpen, VM Uritsky… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Coronal plumes are long, ray-like, open structures that have been considered as possible
sources of the solar wind. Their origin in the largely unipolar coronal holes has long been a …

The high-resolution coronal imager (Hi-C)

K Kobayashi, J Cirtain, AR Winebarger, K Korreck… - Solar Physics, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The High-Resolution Coronal Imager (Hi-C) was flown on a NASA sounding rocket
on 11 July 2012. The goal of the Hi-C mission was to obtain high-resolution (≈ 0.3 …

Waves in solar coronal loops

TJ Wang - Low‐Frequency Waves in Space Plasmas, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The corona is visible in the optical band only during a total solar eclipse or with a
coronagraph. Coronal loops are believed to be plasma‐filled closed magnetic flux anchored …

Morphological evidence for nanoflares heating warm loops in the solar corona

Y Bi, JY Yang, Y Qin, ZP Qiang, JC Hong… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. Nanoflares are impulsive energy releases that occur due to magnetic reconnection
in the braided coronal magnetic field, which is a potential mechanism for heating the corona …

Statistical properties of solar coronal bright points

N Alipour, H Safari - The Astrophysical Journal, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Here, we aim to study the statistical properties (ie, spatial, temporal, and magnetic
structures) of extreme ultraviolet coronal bright points (CBPs) observed by SDO during a 4.4 …

The high-resolution coronal imager, flight 2.1

LA Rachmeler, AR Winebarger, SL Savage, L Golub… - Solar Physics, 2019 - Springer
The third flight of the High-Resolution Coronal Imager (Hi-C 2.1) occurred on May 29, 2018;
the Sounding Rocket was launched from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The …

Detection of supersonic downflows and associated heating events in the transition region above sunspots

L Kleint, P Antolin, H Tian, P Judge… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph data allow us to study the solar
transition region (TR) with an unprecedented spatial resolution of 0 farcs 33. On 2013 …

Fine-scale explosive energy release at sites of prospective magnetic flux cancellation in the core of the solar active region observed by hi-C 2.1, IRIS, and SDO

SK Tiwari, NK Panesar, RL Moore… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The second Hi-C flight (Hi-C 2.1) provided unprecedentedly high spatial and temporal
resolution (∼ 250 km, 4.4 s) coronal EUV images of Fe ix/x emission at 172 Å of AR 12712 …

Observations of subarcsecond bright dots in the transition region above sunspots with the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph

H Tian, L Kleint, H Peter, M Weber… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT Observations with the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) have
revealed numerous sub-arcsecond bright dots in the transition region above sunspots …