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Polymeric jets throw light on the origin and nature of the forest of solar spicules
Korsós, Marianna B.; Liu, Jiajia; Erdélyi, Robertus +4 more
Spicules are plasma jets that are observed in the dynamic interface region between the visible solar surface and the hot corona. At any given time, it is estimated that about 3 million spicules are present on the Sun. We find an intriguing parallel between the simulated spicular forest in a solar-like atmosphere and the numerous jets of polymeric …
The effect of flares on total solar irradiance
Schmutz, Werner; de Wit, Thierry Dudok; Mekaoui, Sabri +3 more
Flares are powerful bursts of energy released by relatively poorly understood processes that take place in the atmospheres of stars. However, although solar flares, from our own Sun, are the most energetic events in the solar system, in comparison to the total output of the Sun they are barely noticeable. Consequently, the total amount of radiant …