Solar physics: Flares caught in the act

Solar physics: Flares caught in the act

Observations from NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory provide compelling evidence for the central role of magnetic reconnection in solar flares. Recent progress in the study of solar flares has largely been due to the increasing availability of orbiting telescopes that can image the Sun at ultravi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature physics 2013-08, Vol.9 (8), p.456
1. Verfasser: bes, Terry G
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Magnetic fields
Observatories
Solar flares
Solar physics
Wavelengths
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Zusammenfassung:Observations from NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory provide compelling evidence for the central role of magnetic reconnection in solar flares. Recent progress in the study of solar flares has largely been due to the increasing availability of orbiting telescopes that can image the Sun at ultraviolet and X-ray wavelengths.
ISSN:1745-2473
1745-2481
DOI:10.1038/nphys2703