4 papers
Magnetohydrodynamic Non-linearities in Sunspot Atmospheres: Chromospheric Detections of Intermediate Shocks
S. J. Houston, D. B. Jess, R. Keppens +8
The formation of shocks within the solar atmosphere remains one of the few observable signatures of energy dissipation arising from the plethora of magnetohydrodynamic waves genera…
Statistical Signatures of Nanoflare Activity. I. Monte Carlo Simulations and Parameter-space Exploration
David B. Jess, Chris J. Dillon, Michael S. Kirk +7
Small-scale magnetic reconnection processes, in the form of nanoflares, have become increasingly hypothesized as important mechanisms for the heating of the solar atmosphere, for d…
Alfvén Wave Dissipation in the Solar Chromosphere
S. D. T. Grant, D. B. Jess, T. V. Zaqarashvili +7
Magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) Alfvén waves have been a focus of laboratory plasma physics and astrophysics for over half a century. Their unique nature makes them ideal energy transpo…
The Magnetic Response of the Solar Atmosphere to Umbral Flashes
S. J. Houston, D. B. Jess, A. Asensio Ramos +4
Chromospheric observations of sunspot umbrae offer an exceptional view of magneto-acoustic shock phenomena and the impact they have on the surrounding magnetically-dominated plasma…