The Role of Magnetic Shear in Reconnection-Driven Flare Energy Release

J Qiu, M Alaoui, SK Antiochos, JT Dahlin… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Using observations from the Solar Dynamics Observatory's Atmosphere Imaging Assembly
and the Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager, we present novel measurements …

Unraveling the Origins of an Extreme Solar Eruptive Event with Hard X-Ray Imaging Spectroscopy

JT Vievering, A Vourlidas, S Krucker - The Astrophysical Journal, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Hard X-ray (HXR) observations are crucial for understanding the initiation and evolution of
solar eruptive events, as they provide a key signature of flare-accelerated electrons and …

Tracing field lines that are reconnecting, or expanding, or both

J Qiu - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The explosive release of energy in the solar atmosphere is driven magnetically, but the
mechanisms that trigger the onset of the eruption remain controversial. In the case of flares …