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most citedLocalising pulsations in the hard X-ray and microwave emission of an X-class flare

27 citations · 52 across the 14 of their papers we have counts for

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16 papers

astro-ph.SR2026

First results from PADRE/MeDDEA: X-rays from a flare and its CME

Muriel Zoë Stiefel, Säm Krucker, Olivier Limousin +22

The MeDDEA hard X-ray spectrometer onboard NASAs PADRE CubeSat operates four flight-spare detectors from the Solar Orbiter/STIX instrument. This paper aims to evaluate the accuracy…

astro-ph.SR2026

Fine-scale flare structures and their energetic implications from short-exposure extreme-ultraviolet imaging

Laura A. Hayes, Hannah Collier, Säm Krucker +5

To capture the brightest and most rapidly evolving phases of solar flares, the Major Flare Solar Orbiter Observing Plan employed a dedicated short-exposure mode for the High Resolu…

astro-ph.SR2026

Quasi-periodic pulsations and three-dimensional magnetic reconnection during 2022 March 31 flare observed by IRIS & STIX

Juraj Lorincik, Hannah Collier, Vanessa Polito +3

Apparent slipping motions of flare ribbon kernels and the formation of hard X-ray (HXR) footpoints are important signatures of magnetic reconnection in solar flares. Ultraviolet (U…

astro-ph.IM2025

Understanding Solar Flares and Energetic Events: Open questions, observational requirements, and instrumental needs over the coming decade

Malcolm K. Druett, Graham S. Kerr, Joel C. Allred +15

Solar flares are the largest energy-release events in the Solar System, allowing us to study fundamental physical phenomena under extreme conditions. Those include magnetic reconne…

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.SR2024★ 9 cited

Solar flares in the Solar Orbiter era: Short-exposure EUI/FSI observations of STIX flares

Hannah Collier, Laura A. Hayes, Stefan Purkhart +10

Aims: This paper aims to demonstrate the importance of short-exposure extreme ultraviolet (EUV) observations of solar flares in the study of particle acceleration, heating and ener…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 4 cited

High-Energy Insights from an Escaping Coronal Mass Ejection with Solar Orbiter/STIX Observations

Laura A. Hayes, Säm Krucker, Hannah Collier +1

Solar eruptive events, including solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), are typically characterised by energetically significant X-ray emissions from flare-accelerated ele…

astro-ph.SR2024

Non-thermal Observations of a Flare Loop-top using IRIS Fe XXI: Implications for Turbulence and Electron Acceleration

William Ashfield, Vanessa Polito, Sijie Yu +2

The excess broadening of high-temperature spectral lines, long observed near the tops of flare arcades, is widely considered to result from magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. Ac…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 27 cited

Localising pulsations in the hard X-ray and microwave emission of an X-class flare

Hannah Collier, Laura A. Hayes, Sijie Yu +5

Aims: This work aims to identify the mechanism driving pulsations in hard X-ray (HXR) and microwave emission during solar flares. Here, by using combined HXR and microwave observat…

astro-ph.SR2024

A Modelling Investigation for Solar Flare X-ray Stereoscopy with Solar Orbiter/STIX and Earth Orbiting Missions

Natasha L. S. Jeffrey, Säm Krucker, Morgan Stores +9

The Spectrometer/Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX) on board Solar Orbiter (SolO) provides a unique opportunity to systematically perform stereoscopic X-ray observations of solar…

astro-ph.IM2023

The Focusing Optics X-ray Solar Imager (FOXSI)

Steven Christe, Meriem Alaoui, Joel Allred +26

FOXSI is a direct-imaging, hard X-ray (HXR) telescope optimized for solar flare observations. It detects hot plasma and energetic electrons in and near energy release sites in the…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 3 cited

Magnetic Energy Powers the Corona: How We Can Understand its 3D Storage & Release

Amir Caspi, Daniel B. Seaton, Roberto Casini +12

The coronal magnetic field is the prime driver behind many as-yet unsolved mysteries: solar eruptions, coronal heating, and the solar wind, to name a few. It is, however, still poo…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 1 cited

Improving Multi-Dimensional Data Formats, Access, and Assimilation Tools for the Twenty-First Century

Daniel B. Seaton, Amir Caspi, Roberto Casini +12

Heliophysics image data largely relies on a forty-year-old ecosystem built on the venerable Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) data standard. While many in situ measurements us…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 5 cited

COMPLETE: A flagship mission for complete understanding of 3D coronal magnetic energy release

Amir Caspi, Daniel B. Seaton, Roberto Casini +12

COMPLETE is a flagship mission concept combining broadband spectroscopic imaging and comprehensive magnetography from multiple viewpoints around the Sun to enable tomographic recon…

astro-ph.IM2023

Quantifying Energy Release in Solar Flares and Solar Eruptive Events: New Frontiers with a Next-Generation Solar Radio Facility

Bin Chen, Dale E. Gary, Sijie Yu +16

Solar flares and the often associated solar eruptive events serve as an outstanding laboratory to study the magnetic reconnection and the associated energy release and conversion p…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 3 cited

The Spectrometer Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX) on Solar Orbiter

Laura A. Hayes, Sophie Musset, Daniel M üller +1

The Spectrometer/Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX) is one of the 10 instruments on-board the scientific payload of ESA's Solar Orbiter mission. STIX provides hard X-ray imaging s…