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 …
brightness to the dense confined plasma, and this review focuses on loops mostly as …
Solar UV and X-ray spectral diagnostics
G Del Zanna, HE Mason - Living Reviews in Solar Physics, 2018 - Springer
X-ray and ultraviolet (UV) observations of the outer solar atmosphere have been used for
many decades to measure the fundamental parameters of the solar plasma. This review …
many decades to measure the fundamental parameters of the solar plasma. This review …
Alfvénic waves with sufficient energy to power the quiet solar corona and fast solar wind
Energy is required to heat the outer solar atmosphere to millions of degrees (refs,) and to
accelerate the solar wind to hundreds of kilometres per second (refs). Alfvén waves …
accelerate the solar wind to hundreds of kilometres per second (refs). Alfvén waves …
The origins of hot plasma in the solar corona
The Sun's outer atmosphere, or corona, is heated to millions of degrees, considerably hotter
than its surface or photosphere. Explanations for this enigma typically invoke the deposition …
than its surface or photosphere. Explanations for this enigma typically invoke the deposition …
Highly efficient modeling of dynamic coronal loops
JA Klimchuk, S Patsourakos… - The Astrophysical …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Observational and theoretical evidence suggests that coronal heating is impulsive and
occurs on very small cross-field spatial scales. A single coronal loop could contain a …
occurs on very small cross-field spatial scales. A single coronal loop could contain a …
Observing the roots of solar coronal heating—in the chromosphere
The Sun's corona is millions of degrees hotter than its 5000 K photosphere. This heating
enigma is typically addressed by invoking the deposition at coronal heights of nonthermal …
enigma is typically addressed by invoking the deposition at coronal heights of nonthermal …
Standing slow-mode waves in hot coronal loops: observations, modeling, and coronal seismology
T Wang - Space science reviews, 2011 - Springer
Strongly damped Doppler shift oscillations are observed frequently associated with flarelike
events in hot coronal loops. In this paper, a review of the observed properties and the …
events in hot coronal loops. In this paper, a review of the observed properties and the …
Coronal plasma motions near footpoints of active region loops revealed from spectroscopic observations with Hinode EIS
H Hara, T Watanabe, LK Harra… - The Astrophysical …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
The solar active region 10938 has been observed from the disk center to the west limb with
the Hinode EUV Imaging Spectrometer. In the disk-center observation, subsonic upflow …
the Hinode EUV Imaging Spectrometer. In the disk-center observation, subsonic upflow …
Evidence for widespread cooling in an active region observed with the SDO atmospheric imaging assembly
NM Viall, JA Klimchuk - The Astrophysical Journal, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT A well-known behavior of EUV light curves of discrete coronal loops is that the
peak intensities of cooler channels or spectral lines are reached at progressively later times …
peak intensities of cooler channels or spectral lines are reached at progressively later times …
Flows and nonthermal velocities in solar active regions observed with the EUV imaging spectrometer on Hinode: a tracer of active region sources of heliospheric …
GA Doschek, HP Warren, JT Mariska… - The Astrophysical …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
From Doppler velocity maps of active regions constructed from spectra obtained by the EUV
Imaging Spectrometer (EIS) on the Hinode spacecraft we observe large areas of outflow (20 …
Imaging Spectrometer (EIS) on the Hinode spacecraft we observe large areas of outflow (20 …