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Bombs and flares at the surface and lower atmosphere of the Sun

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Date
10/04/2017
Author
Hansteen, V. H.
Archontis, V.
Pereira, T. M. D.
Carlsson, M.
Rouppe van der Voort, L.
Leenaarts, J.
Keywords
Sun: activity
Sun: atmosphere
Sun: chromosphere
Sun: magnetic fields
Sun: photosphere
Sun: UV radiation
QB Astronomy
QC Physics
Space and Planetary Science
Astronomy and Astrophysics
NDAS
BDC
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Abstract
A spectacular manifestation of solar activity is the appearance of transient brightenings in the far wings of the Hα line, known as Ellerman bombs (EBs). Recent observations obtained by the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph have revealed another type of plasma "bombs" (UV bursts) with high temperatures of perhaps up to 8 × 104 K within the cooler lower solar atmosphere. Realistic numerical modeling showing such events is needed to explain their nature. Here, we report on 3D radiative magnetohydrodynamic simulations of magnetic flux emergence in the solar atmosphere. We find that ubiquitous reconnection between emerging bipolar magnetic fields can trigger EBs in the photosphere, UV bursts in the mid/low chromosphere and small (nano-/micro-) flares (106 K) in the upper chromosphere. These results provide new insights into the emergence and build up of the coronal magnetic field and the dynamics and heating of the solar surface and lower atmosphere.
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Hansteen , V H , Archontis , V , Pereira , T M D , Carlsson , M , Rouppe van der Voort , L & Leenaarts , J 2017 , ' Bombs and flares at the surface and lower atmosphere of the Sun ' , Astrophysical Journal , vol. 839 , no. 1 , 22 . https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa6844
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Astrophysical Journal
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa6844
ISSN
0004-637X
Type
Journal article
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© 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the final published version of the work, which was originally published at: https://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa6844
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This research was supported by the Research Council of Norway and by the European Research Council under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013)/ERC Grant agreement no. 291058.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/10741

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