Magnetic reconnection: MHD theory and modelling

DI Pontin, ER Priest - Living Reviews in Solar Physics, 2022 - Springer
In this review we focus on the fundamental theory of magnetohydrodynamic reconnection,
together with applications to understanding a wide range of dynamic processes in the solar …

A New View of the Solar Interface Region from the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)

B De Pontieu, V Polito, V Hansteen, P Testa… - Solar Physics, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) has been obtaining near-and far-
ultraviolet images and spectra of the solar atmosphere since July 2013. IRIS is the highest …

Rotation and interaction of the CMEs of September 8 and 10, 2014, tested with EUHFORIA

A Maharana, C Scolini, B Schmieder… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. Solar coronal mass ejections (CMEs) can catch up and interact with preceding
CMEs and solar wind structures to undergo rotation and deflection during their propagation …

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) …

Three-dimensional magnetic reconnection and its application to solar flares

M Janvier - Journal of Plasma Physics, 2017 - cambridge.org
Solar flares are powerful radiations occurring in the Sun's atmosphere. They are powered by
magnetic reconnection, a phenomenon that can convert magnetic energy into other forms of …

Observational signatures of electron-driven chromospheric evaporation in a white-light flare

D Li, C Li, Y Qiu, S Rao, A Warmuth… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigate observational signatures of explosive chromospheric evaporation during a
white-light flare (WLF) that occurred on 2022 August 27. Using the moment analysis …

Flare quasi-periodic pulsation associated with recurrent jets

D Li, F Shi, H Zhao, S Xiong, L Song… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Quasi-periodic pulsations (QPPs), which carry time features and plasma characteristics of
flare emissions, are frequently observed in light curves of solar/stellar flares. In this study, we …

Evolution of the toroidal flux of CME flux ropes during eruption

C Xing, X Cheng, M Ding - The Innovation, 2020 - cell.com
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are large-scale explosions of the coronal magnetic field. It is
believed that magnetic reconnection significantly builds up the core structure of CMEs, a …

Can the superposition of evaporative flows explain broad Fe XXI profiles during solar flares?

V Polito, P Testa, B De Pontieu - The Astrophysical Journal …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The observation of the high-temperature (≳ 10 MK) Fe xxi 1354.1 Å line with the Interface
Region Imaging Spectrograph has provided significant insights into the chromospheric …

Drifting of the line-tied footpoints of CME flux-ropes

G Aulanier, J Dudík - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2019 - aanda.org
Context. Bridging the gap between heliospheric and solar observations of eruptions requires
the mapping of interplanetary coronal mass ejection (CME) footpoints down to the Sun's …