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most citedThe Solar Orbiter Science Activity Plan: translating solar and heliospheric physics questions into action

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astro-ph.SR2021★ 35 cited

A solar coronal loop in a box: Energy generation and heating

C. Breu, H. Peter, R. Cameron +4

Coronal loops are the basic building block of the upper solar atmosphere. Comprehending how these are energized, structured, and evolve is key to understanding stellar coronae. Her…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 28 cited

Coronal Condensation as the Source of Transition Region Supersonic Downflows above a Sunspot

Hechao Chen, Hui Tian, Leping Li +3

Plasma loops or plumes rooted in sunspot umbrae often harbor downflows with speeds of 100 km/s. These downflows are supersonic at transition region temperatures of 0.1 MK. The sour…

astro-ph.SR2021

Propagating brightenings in small loop-like structures in the quiet Sun corona: Observations from Solar Orbiter/EUI

Sudip Mandal, Hardi Peter, Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta +6

Brightenings observed in the solar extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) images are generally interpreted as signatures of micro- or nanoflares occurring at the transition region or coronal te…

astro-ph.SR2021

First observations from the SPICE EUV spectrometer on Solar Orbiter

A. Fludra, M. Caldwell, A. Giunta +28

We present first science observations taken during the commissioning activities of the Spectral Imaging of the Coronal Environment (SPICE) instrument on the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter…

astro-ph.SR2021

Capturing transient plasma flows and jets in the solar corona

L. P. Chitta, S. K. Solanki, H. Peter +8

Intensity bursts in ultraviolet (UV) to X-ray wavelengths and plasma jets are typical signatures of magnetic reconnection and the associated impulsive heating of the solar atmosphe…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 12 cited

Formation of a solar filament by magnetic reconnection and coronal condensation

Leping Li, Hardi Peter, Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta +1

In solar filament formation mechanisms, magnetic reconnection between two sets of sheared arcades forms helical structures of the filament with numerous magnetic dips, and cooling…