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20202026
most citedThe magnetic drivers of campfires seen by the Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager (PHI) on Solar Orbiter

47 citations · 239 across the 30 of their papers we have counts for

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31 papers

astro-ph.SR2026

Successfully Reproducing Solar Orbiter Polar Field Observations with a Surface Flux Transport Model

Ruihui Wang, Jie Jiang, Yukun Luo +2

The solar polar field plays a fundamental role in predicting solar-cycle strength and determines the large-scale structure of the heliospheric magnetic field. The High Resolution T…

astro-ph.SR2026

Small-scale impulsive EUV emission enhancements along network loops

A. Dolliou, H. Peter, S. Mandal +4

Network loops are a common feature in the quiet Sun. The physical processes sustaining their energy budget is still under discussion. We rely on a multi-instrumental (Solar Orbiter…

astro-ph.SR2026★ 1 cited

A stray light analysis for SO/PHI-HRT and an updated comparison of the inferred magnetic field with SDO/HMI

Jonas Sinjan, Tino L. Riethmüller, Achim Gandorfer +6

Context. The High Resolution Telescope of the Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager on Solar Orbiter (SO/PHI-HRT) operates in an extreme observational environment, observing the Sun…

astro-ph.SR2026

Magnetic structure of coronal dark halos

J. D. Nölke, S. K. Solanki, J. Hirzberger +5

At low coronal temperatures around or below 1 MK distinct areas in the surroundings of active regions (AR) show emission at a level significantly below the emission coming from the…

astro-ph.SR2025

The first out-of-ecliptic observations of the polar magnetic field of the Sun

D. Calchetti, S. K. Solanki, J. Hirzberger +25

Direct remote-sensing observations of the solar poles have been hindered by the restricted view obtained from the ecliptic plane. For the first time ever, Solar Orbiter with its re…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 1 cited

Active chromospheric fibril singularity: Coordinated observations from Solar Orbiter, SST, and IRIS

Reetika Joshi, Luc Rouppe van der Voort, Guillaume Aulanier +6

The fine structures of the solar chromosphere, driven by photospheric motions, play a crucial role in the dynamics of solar magnetic fields. Many have been already identified such…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 3 cited

Solar limb faculae: intensity contrast from two vantage points

K. Albert, J. Hirzberger, N. A. Krivova +9

Small-scale magnetic flux concentrations contribute significantly to the brightness variations of the Sun, yet observing them - particularly their magnetic field - near the solar l…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 2 cited

Solar photospheric velocities measured in space: a comparison between SO/PHI-HRT and SDO/HMI

D. Calchetti, K. Albert, F. J. Bailén +15

The Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager (SO/PHI) onboard Solar Orbiter is a spectropolarimeter scanning the Fe I line at 617.3 nm, providing data of the solar photosphere. The sam…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 6 cited

3D structures of the base of small-scale recurrent jets revealed by Solar orbiter

Xiaohong Li, Sami K. Solanki, Thomas Wiegelmann +7

Solar jets, characterized by small-scale plasma ejections along open magnetic field lines or the legs of large-scale coronal loops, play a crucial role in the dynamics of the solar…

astro-ph.SR2025

Solar Orbiter reveals persistent magnetic reconnection in medium-scale filament eruptions

Song Tan, Alexander Warmuth, Frédéric Schuller +7

Solar filament eruptions play a key role in driving space weather, yet their fine-scale evolution remains poorly understood due to observational limitations. Using unprecedented hi…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 1 cited

Supergranulation and Poleward Migration of the Magnetic Field at High Latitudes of the Sun

L. P. Chitta, D. Calchetti, J. Hirzberger +26

Magnetoconvection at the solar surface governs the dynamics in the upper solar atmosphere and sustains the heliosphere. Properties of this fundamental process are poorly described…

astro-ph.SR2025

Solar Orbiter's 2024 Major Flare Campaigns: An Overview

Daniel F. Ryan, Laura A. Hayes, Hannah Collier +17

Solar Orbiter conducted a series of flare-optimised observing campaigns in 2024 utilising the Major Flare Solar Orbiter Observing Plan (SOOP). Dedicated observations were performed…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 3 cited

Data-constrained 3D MHD Simulation of a Spiral Jet Caused by an Unstable Flux Rope Embedded in Fan-spine Configuration

Z. F. Li, J. H. Guo, X. Cheng +5

Spiral jets are impulsive plasma ejections that typically show an apparent rotation motion. Their generation, however, is still nont understood thoroughly. Based on a high-resoluti…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 9 cited

A magnetic avalanche as the central engine powering a solar flare

L. P. Chitta, D. I. Pontin, E. R. Priest +17

Solar flares are the most powerful, magnetically driven, explosions in the heliosphere. The nature of magnetic energy release in the solar corona that heats the plasma and accelera…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 18 cited

Coronal hole picoflare jets are progenitors of both fast and Alfvénic slow solar wind

L. P. Chitta, Z. Huang, R. D'Amicis +19

Solar wind, classified by its bulk speed and the Alfvénic nature of its fluctuations, generates the heliosphere. The elusive physical processes responsible for the generation of th…

astro-ph.SR2024

A multi-instrument study of ultraviolet bursts and associated surges in AR 12957

C. J. Nelson, D. Calchetti, A. Gandorfer +6

The relationship between UV Bursts and solar surges is complex, with these events sometimes being observed together and sometimes being observed independently. Why this sporadic as…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 11 cited

Sausage, kink, and fluting MHD wave modes identified in solar magnetic pores by Solar Orbiter/PHI

S. Jafarzadeh, L. A. C. Schiavo, V. Fedun +25

Solar pores are intense concentrations of magnetic flux that emerge through the Sun's photosphere. When compared to sunspots, they are much smaller in diameter and hence can be imp…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 1 cited

Reconstruction of total solar irradiance variability as simultaneously apparent from Solar Orbiter and Solar Dynamics Observatory

K. L. Yeo, N. A. Krivova, S. K. Solanki +42

Solar irradiance variability has been monitored almost exclusively from the Earth's perspective. {We present a method to combine the unprecedented observations of the photospheric…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 5 cited

Coronal voids and their magnetic nature

J. D. Nölke, S. K. Solanki, J. Hirzberger +68

Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) observations of the quiet solar atmosphere reveal extended regions of weak emission compared to the ambient quiescent corona. The magnetic nature of these…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 8 cited

Intensity contrast of solar network and faculae close to the solar limb, observed from two vantage points

K. Albert, N. A. Krivova, J. Hirzberger +43

The brightness of faculae and network depends on the angle at which they are observed and the magnetic flux density. Close to the limb, assessment of this relationship has until no…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 16 cited

Fleeting Small-scale Surface Magnetic Fields Build the Quiet-Sun Corona

L. P. Chitta, S. K. Solanki, J. C. del Toro Iniesta +19

Arch-like loop structures filled with million Kelvin hot plasma form the building blocks of the quiet-Sun corona. Both high-resolution observations and magnetoconvection simulation…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 10 cited

Stereoscopic disambiguation of vector magnetograms: first applications to SO/PHI-HRT data

G. Valori, D. Calchetti, A. Moreno Vacas +34

Spectropolarimetric reconstructions of the photospheric vector magnetic field are intrinsically limited by the 180-ambiguity in the orientation of the transverse component.…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 17 cited

A multiple spacecraft detection of the 2 April 2022 M-class flare and filament eruption during the first close Solar Orbiter perihelion

M. Janvier, S. Mzerguat, P. R. Young +56

The Solar Orbiter mission completed its first remote-sensing observation windows in the spring of 2022. On 2/4/2022, an M-class flare followed by a filament eruption was seen both…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 16 cited

Wavefront error of PHI/HRT on Solar Orbiter at various heliocentric distances

F. Kahil, A. Gandorfer, J. Hirzberger +31

We use wavefront sensing to characterise the image quality of the the High Resolution Telescope (HRT) of the Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager (SO/PHI) data products during the…