An observational overview of solar flares

L Fletcher, BR Dennis, HS Hudson, S Krucker… - Space science …, 2011 - Springer
We present an overview of solar flares and associated phenomena, drawing upon a wide
range of observational data primarily from the RHESSI era. Following an introductory …

Particle acceleration at the Sun and in the heliosphere

DV Reames - Space Science Reviews, 1999 - Springer
Energetic particles are accelerated in rich profusion at sites throughout the heliosphere.
They come from solar flares in the low corona, from shock waves driven outward by coronal …

The Reuven Ramaty high-energy solar spectroscopic imager (RHESSI)

RP Lin, BR Dennis, GJ Hurford, DM Smith… - The Reuven Ramaty …, 2003 - Springer
RHESSI is the sixth in the NASA line of Small Explorer (SMEX) missions and the first
managed in the Principal Investigator mode, where the PI is responsible for all aspects of the …

Flare observations

AO Benz - Living reviews in solar physics, 2017 - Springer
Solar flares are observed at all wavelengths from decameter radio waves to gamma-rays
beyond 1 GeV. This review focuses on recent observations in EUV, soft and hard X-rays …

The magnetic nature of solar flares

ER Priest, TG Forbes - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2002 - Springer
The main challenge for the theory of solar eruptions has been to understand two basic
aspects of large flares. These are the cause of the flare itself and the nature of the …

A three-dimensional plasma and energetic particle investigation for the Wind spacecraft

RP Lin, KA Anderson, S Ashford, C Carlson… - Space Science …, 1995 - Springer
This instrument is designed to make measurements of the full three-dimensional distribution
of suprathermal electrons and ions from solar wind plasma to low energy cosmic rays, with …

[图书][B] The physics of solar flares

E Tandberg-Hanssen, AG Emslie - 1988 - books.google.com
Few phenomena have stirred the imaginations of solar scientists as much as the explosive
energy of solar flares. In The Physics of Solar Flares, first published in 1988, Einar Tandberg …

The extreme magnetic storm of 1–2 September 1859

BT Tsurutani, WD Gonzalez… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The 1–2 September 1859 magnetic storm was the most intense in recorded history on the
basis of previously reported ground observations and on newly reduced ground‐based …

RHESSI observations of particle acceleration and energy release in an intense solar gamma-ray line flare

RP Lin, S Krucker, GJ Hurford, DM Smith… - The Astrophysical …, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT We summarize Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager
(RHESSI) hard X-ray (HXR) and γ-ray imaging and spectroscopy observations of the intense …

Solar hard X-ray bursts

BR Dennis - Solar physics, 1985 - Springer
The major results from SMM are presented as they relate to our understanding of the energy
release and particle transportation processes that lead to the high-energy X-ray aspects of …