Fast plasmoid-mediated reconnection in a solar flare

X Yan, Z Xue, C Jiang, ER Priest, B Kliem… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Magnetic reconnection is a multi-faceted process of energy conversion in astrophysical,
space and laboratory plasmas that operates at microscopic scales but has macroscopic …

Data-driven magnetohydrodynamic modelling of a flux-emerging active region leading to solar eruption

C Jiang, ST Wu, X Feng, Q Hu - Nature communications, 2016 - nature.com
Solar eruptions are well-recognized as major drivers of space weather but what causes
them remains an open question. Here we show how an eruption is initiated in a non …

Eruption of a multi-flux-rope system in solar active region 12673 leading to the two largest flares in Solar Cycle 24

YJ Hou, J Zhang, T Li, SH Yang, XH Li - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2018 - aanda.org
Context. Solar active region (AR) 12673 in 2017 September produced the two largest flares
in Solar Cycle 24: the X9. 3 flare on September 6 and the X8. 2 flare on September 10. Aims …

Successive X-class flares and coronal mass ejections driven by shearing motion and sunspot rotation in active region NOAA 12673

XL Yan, JC Wang, GM Pan, DF Kong… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a clear case study on the occurrence of two successive X-class flares, including
a decade-class flare (X9. 3) and two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) triggered by shearing …

Structure and evolution of magnetic fields associated with solar eruptions

H Wang, C Liu - Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reviews the studies of solar photospheric magnetic field evolution in active
regions and its relationship to solar flares. It is divided into two topics, the magnetic structure …

How did a major confined flare occur in super solar active region 12192?

C Jiang, ST Wu, V Yurchyshyn, H Wang… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We study the physical mechanism of a major X-class solar flare that occurred in the super
NOAA active region (AR) 12192 using data-driven numerical magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) …

Extrapolation of the solar coronal magnetic field from sdo/hmi magnetogram by a cese–mhd–nlfff code

C Jiang, X Feng - The Astrophysical Journal, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Due to the absence of direct measurement, the magnetic field in the solar corona is usually
extrapolated from the photosphere in a numerical way. At the moment, the nonlinear force …

MHD modeling of solar coronal magnetic evolution driven by photospheric flow

C Jiang, X Bian, T Sun, X Feng - Frontiers in Physics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
It is well-known that magnetic fields dominate the dynamics in the solar corona, and new
generation of numerical modeling of the evolution of coronal magnetic fields, as featured …

Testing magnetic helicity conservation in a solar-like active event

E Pariat, G Valori, P Démoulin, K Dalmasse - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015 - aanda.org
Context. Magnetic helicity has the remarkable property of being a conserved quantity of
ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). Therefore, it could be used as an effective tracer of the …

Data-driven MHD simulation of a sunspot rotating active region leading to solar eruption

C Jiang, X Feng, X Bian, P Zou, A Duan, X Yan… - Astronomy …, 2023 - aanda.org
Solar eruptions are the leading driver of space weather and it is vital for space weather
forecasting to benefit from a comprehensive understanding of the conditions in which solar …