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Bombs and flares at the surface and lower atmosphere of the Sun
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dc.contributor.author | Hansteen, V. H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Archontis, V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Pereira, T. M. D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Carlsson, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rouppe van der Voort, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Leenaarts, J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-10T13:30:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-10T13:30:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-04-10 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 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 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0004-637X | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 249965413 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: 8f02a2bd-5721-4adc-97a5-402d60fcfb2e | |
dc.identifier.other | Scopus: 85018516621 | |
dc.identifier.other | WOS: 000399251000007 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-6926-8676/work/73700854 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/10741 | |
dc.description | 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. | en |
dc.description.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. | |
dc.format.extent | 12 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Astrophysical Journal | en |
dc.rights | © 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 | en |
dc.subject | Sun: activity | en |
dc.subject | Sun: atmosphere | en |
dc.subject | Sun: chromosphere | en |
dc.subject | Sun: magnetic fields | en |
dc.subject | Sun: photosphere | en |
dc.subject | Sun: UV radiation | en |
dc.subject | QB Astronomy | en |
dc.subject | QC Physics | en |
dc.subject | Space and Planetary Science | en |
dc.subject | Astronomy and Astrophysics | en |
dc.subject | NDAS | en |
dc.subject | BDC | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QB | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QC | en |
dc.title | Bombs and flares at the surface and lower atmosphere of the Sun | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.description.version | Publisher PDF | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Mathematics and Statistics | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Applied Mathematics | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa6844 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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