Coronal loops: observations and modeling of confined plasma

F Reale - Living Reviews in Solar Physics, 2014 - Springer
Coronal loops are the building blocks of the X-ray bright solar corona. They owe their
brightness to the dense confined plasma, and this review focuses on loops mostly as …

On solving the coronal heating problem

JA Klimchuk - Solar Physics, 2006 - Springer
The question of what heats the solar corona remains one of the most important problems in
astrophysics. Finding a definitive solution involves a number of challenging steps, beginning …

[HTML][HTML] The solar orbiter mission-science overview

D Müller, OCS Cyr, I Zouganelis, HR Gilbert… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
Aims. Solar Orbiter, the first mission of ESA's Cosmic Vision 2015–2025 programme and a
mission of international collaboration between ESA and NASA, will explore the Sun and …

Physics of solar prominences: II—magnetic structure and dynamics

DH Mackay, JT Karpen, JL Ballester, B Schmieder… - Space Science …, 2010 - Springer
Observations and models of solar prominences are reviewed. We focus on non-eruptive
prominences, and describe recent progress in four areas of prominence research:(1) …

Multi-scale variability of coronal loops set by thermal non-equilibrium and instability as a probe for coronal heating

P Antolin, C Froment - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Solar coronal loops are the building blocks of the solar corona. These dynamic structures
are shaped by the magnetic field that expands into the solar atmosphere. They can be …

Probing the physics of the solar atmosphere with the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE). I. Coronal heating

B De Pontieu, P Testa, J Martínez-Sykora… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) is a proposed mission composed of a multislit
extreme ultraviolet (EUV) spectrograph (in three spectral bands around 171 Å, 284 Å, and …

Thermal instability and non-equilibrium in solar coronal loops: from coronal rain to long-period intensity pulsations

P Antolin - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The complex interaction of the magnetic field with matter is the key to some of the most
puzzling observed phenomena at multiple scales across the Universe, from tokamak plasma …

Observing the fine structure of loops through high-resolution spectroscopic observations of coronal rain with the CRISP instrument at the Swedish Solar Telescope

P Antolin, LR van Der Voort - The Astrophysical Journal, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Observed in cool chromospheric lines, such as Hα or Ca ii H, coronal rain corresponds to
cool and dense plasma falling from coronal heights. Considered as a peculiar sporadic …

Solar science with the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array—a new view of our Sun

S Wedemeyer, T Bastian, R Brajša, H Hudson… - Space Science …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is a new powerful tool for
observing the Sun at high spatial, temporal, and spectral resolution. These capabilities can …

Sensitivity of detachment extent to magnetic configuration and external parameters

B Lipschultz, FI Parra, IH Hutchinson - Nuclear Fusion, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Divertor detachment may be essential to reduce heat loads to magnetic fusion tokamak
reactor divertor surfaces. Yet in experiments it is difficult to control the extent of the detached …