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Sunrise III: Instrument, mission, data, and first results
Sami K. Solanki, H. N. Smitha, Andreas Lagg +66
Sunrise III is a stratospheric balloon-borne solar observatory with a 1-m diameter telescope and three post-focus instruments, along with an image stabilisation system, all within…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Magnetograms underestimate even unipolar magnetic flux nearly everywhere on the solar disk
Jonas Sinjan, Sami K. Solanki, Johann Hirzberger +2
We aim to test the reliability of determining the line-of-sight magnetic field from a 3D MHD simulation of a unipolar region. In contrast to earlier similar studies, we consider th…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Direct assessment of SDO/HMI helioseismology of active regions on the Sun's far side using SO/PHI magnetograms
D. Yang, L. Gizon, H. Barucq +47
Earth-side observations of solar p modes can be used to image and monitor magnetic activity on the Sun's far side. Here we use magnetograms of the far side obtained by the Polarime…
Spectropolarimetric investigation of magnetohydrodynamic wave modes in the photosphere: First results from PHI on board Solar Orbiter
D. Calchetti, M. Stangalini, S. Jafarzadeh +31
In November 2021, Solar Orbiter started its nominal mission phase. The remote-sensing instruments on board the spacecraft acquired scientific data during three observing windows su…
Slow Solar Wind Connection Science during Solar Orbiter's First Close Perihelion Passage
Stephanie L. Yardley, Christopher J. Owen, David M. Long +76
The Slow Solar Wind Connection Solar Orbiter Observing Plan (Slow Wind SOOP) was developed to utilise the extensive suite of remote sensing and in situ instruments on board the ESA…