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High-resolution observational analysis of flare ribbon fine structures
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452370 Bibcode: 2025A&A...693A...8T

Fletcher, Lyndsay; Nóbrega-Siverio, Daniel; Aulanier, Guillaume +4 more

Context. Since the mechanism of energy release from solar flares is still not fully understood, the study of fine-scale features developing during flares becomes important for progressing towards a consistent picture of the essential physical mechanisms. Aims. Solar flares release most of their luminous energy in the chromosphere. These luminous s…

2025 Astronomy and Astrophysics
IRIS 3
Detection of decayless oscillations in solar transition region loops
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348702 Bibcode: 2024A&A...681L...4G

Guo, Mingzhe; Gao, Yuhang; Van Doorsselaere, Tom +1 more

Context. Decayless kink oscillations have been frequently observed in coronal loops, serving as a valuable diagnostic tool for the coronal magnetic field. Such oscillations have never before been reported in low-lying loops of the transition region (TR).
Aims: The aim of this study is to detect decayless kink oscillations in TR loops for the …

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
IRIS 8
Small-scale magnetic flux emergence preceding a chain of energetic solar atmospheric events
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348894 Bibcode: 2024A&A...686A.218N

Rouppe van der Voort, L. H. M.; Joshi, R.; Froment, C. +4 more

Context. Advancements in instrumentation have revealed a multitude of small-scale extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) events in the solar atmosphere and considerable effort is currently undergoing to unravel them.
Aims: Our aim is to employ high-resolution and high-sensitivity magnetograms to gain a detailed understanding of the magnetic origin of such…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hinode IRIS SolarOrbiter 7
Spectroscopic evidence of cool plasma in quiet Sun small-scale brightenings detected by HRIEUV on board Solar Orbiter
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450439 Bibcode: 2024A&A...688A..77D

Parenti, S.; Bocchialini, K.; Dolliou, A.

Context. A large number of small and short-lived EUV brightenings have been detected in the quiet Sun (QS) over the past three years by the High Resolution Imager of the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (HRIEUV) on board Solar Orbiter. It remains uncertain whether these events reach coronal temperatures and, thus, whether they directly contribute to cor…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hinode IRIS SolarOrbiter 6
Generic low-atmosphere signatures of swirled-anemone jets
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202449553 Bibcode: 2024A&A...687A.172J

Nóbrega-Siverio, Daniel; Aulanier, Guillaume; Schmieder, Brigitte +4 more

Context. Solar jets are collimated plasma flows moving along magnetic field lines and are accelerated at low altitude following magnetic reconnection. Several of them originate from anemone-shaped low-lying arcades, and the most impulsive ones tend to be relatively wider and display untwisting motions.
Aims: We aim to establish typical behavi…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
IRIS 5
Observational study of intermittent solar jets: p-mode modulation
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348053 Bibcode: 2024A&A...682A.183C

Liu, Yang; Cao, Wenda; Schmieder, Brigitte +7 more


Aims: Recurring jets are observed in the solar atmosphere. They can erupt intermittently over a long period of time. By the observation of intermittent jets, we wish to understand what causes the characteristics of the periodic eruptions.
Methods: We report intermittent jets observed by the Goode Solar Telescope (GST) with the TiO Broadb…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
IRIS 3
Transition region response to quiet-Sun Ellerman bombs
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450070 Bibcode: 2024A&A...689A.156B

Joshi, Jayant; Rouppe van der Voort, Luc; Bhatnagar, Aditi

Context. Quiet-Sun Ellerman bombs (QSEBs) are key indicators of small-scale photospheric magnetic reconnection events. Recent high-resolution observations have shown that they are ubiquitous and that large numbers of QSEBs can be found in the quiet Sun. Aims. We aim to understand the impact of QSEBs on the upper solar atmosphere by analyzing their…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
IRIS 3
A magnetic reconnection model for the hot explosion with both ultraviolet and Hα wing emissions
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202347012 Bibcode: 2024A&A...685A...2C

Cheng, Guanchong; Ni, Lei; Chen, Yajie +1 more

Context. Ellerman bombs (EBs) with significant Hα wing emissions and ultraviolet bursts (UV bursts) with strong Si IV emissions are two kinds of small transient brightening events that occur in the low solar atmosphere. The statistical observational results indicate that about 20% of the UV bursts connect with EBs. While some promising models exis…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
IRIS 3
Effects of coronal rain on decayless kink oscillations of coronal loops
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202449677 Bibcode: 2024A&A...689A.295S

Antolin, Patrick; Pant, Vaibhav; Shrivastav, Arpit Kumar

Decayless kink oscillations are ubiquitously observed in active region coronal loops with an almost constant amplitude for several cycles. Decayless kink oscillations of coronal loops triggered by coronal rain have been analyzed, but the impact of coronal rain formation in an already oscillating loop is unclear. As kink oscillations can help diagn…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
IRIS 2
Mg II h&k spectra of an enhanced network region simulated with the MURaM-ChE code: Results using 1.5D synthesis
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450788 Bibcode: 2024A&A...692A...6O

Solanki, S. K.; Leenaarts, J.; Cameron, R. +3 more

Context. The Mg II h&k lines are key diagnostics of the solar chromosphere. They are sensitive to the temperature, density, and nonthermal velocities in the chromosphere. The average Mg II h&k line profiles arising from previous 3D chromospheric simulations are too narrow compared to observations. Aims. We study the formation and properties of the…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
IRIS 2