Strong solar flares and coronal mass ejections, here defined not only as the bursts of
electromagnetic radiation but as the entire process in which magnetic energy is released …

Solar flares are energetic events taking place in the Sun's atmosphere, and their effects can
greatly impact the environment of the surrounding planets. In particular, eruptive flares, as …

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 …

We present a statistical study of prominence and filament eruptions observed by the
Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) …

Hinode is Japan's third solar mission following Hinotori (1981–1982) and Yohkoh (1991–
2001): it was launched on 2006 September 22 and is in operation currently. Hinode carries …

Determining the 3D coronal magnetic field is a critical, but extremely difficult problem to
solve. Since different types of multiwavelength coronal data probe different aspects of the …

In this paper we present a topological magnetic field investigation of seven two-ribbon flares
in sigmoidal active regions observed with Hinode, STEREO, and Solar Dynamics …

Eruptions, flares, and coronal mass ejection (CMEs) are due to physical phenomena mainly
driven by an initially force-free current-carrying magnetic field. We review some key …

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are large-scale expulsions of coronal plasma and magnetic
field propagating through the heliosphere. Because CMEs are observed by white-light …

A clear understanding of the nature of the pre-eruptive magnetic field configurations of
Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) is required for understanding and eventually predicting …