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most citedSolar fine-scale structures. I. Spicules and other small-scale, jet-like events at the chromospheric level: observations and physical parameters

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astro-ph.SR2026

Potential Solar Precursors to Magnetic Switchbacks

Durgesh Tripathi, Maria S. Madjarska, Judy Karpen +9

The origin of magnetic switchbacks-large-amplitude, spherically polarized magnetic-field fluctuations with local polarity inversions shown to be nearly ubiquitous in the inner heli…

astro-ph.SR2026

Magnetic switchback formation: a review of proposed mechanisms

Peter F. Wyper, Jonathan Squire, Etienne Pariat +19

Magnetic switchbacks are large amplitude deflections of the magnetic field within the solar wind. They are Alfvénic in character and so are associated with a spike in velocity and…

astro-ph.SR2026★ 1 cited

Statistics of blob properties in two types of coronal streamers

Haiyi Li, Zhenghua Huang, Maria S. Madjarska +4

Previous studies have shown that a streamer blob might originate in the lower corona and thus be affected by activity in that region. While the base of one streamer might differ fr…

astro-ph.SR2026

Statistics of transition-region loop brightenings and their heating implication

Xiuhui Zuo, Zhenghua Huang, Maria S. Madjarska +4

Transition-region loops are a type of critical magnetic structure in the solar atmosphere, yet their physical properties and evolutionary characteristics remain statistically poorl…

astro-ph.SR2025

Structures and properties of fan-shaped jets: H dark blobs and transparent regions

Heesu Yang, Maria S. Madjarska, EunKyung Lim +2

We investigated three fan-shaped jets observed above sunspot light bridges or nearby sunspot regions. The study aimed to explore the dynamics and physical properties of jets' featu…

astro-ph.SR2025

Challan: Solar Full-disk Imaging-Spectroscopic Telescope using the Drift-Scanning Technique

Heesu Yang, Maria S. Madjarska, Donguk Song +7

The Challan instrument is a solar full-disk imaging spectroscopic telescope planned to be installed at three sites with a 120-degree longitudinal difference, enabling continuous 24…

astro-ph.SR2025

Radio dimming associated with filament eruptions in the meter and decimeter wavebands

Zhenyong Hou, Hui Tian, Jingye Yan +12

Filament eruptions are considered to be a common phenomenon on the Sun and other stars, yet they are rarely directly imaged in the meter and decimeter wavebands. Using imaging data…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 10 cited

Tracing magnetic switchbacks to their source: An assessment of solar coronal jets as switchback precursors

Nina Bizien, Clara Froment, Maria S. Madjarska +2

The origin of large-amplitude magnetic field deflections in the solar wind, known as magnetic switchbacks, is still under debate. These structures, which are ubiquitous in the obse…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 8 cited

Coronal magnetic field and emission properties of small-scale bright and faint loops in the quiet Sun

Maria S. Madjarska, Thomas Wiegelmann, Pascal Démoulin +1

The present study provides statistical information on the coronal magnetic field and intensity properties of small-scale bright and faint loops in the quiet Sun. We aim to quantita…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 6 cited

Large-amplitude transverse MHD waves prevailing in the H chromosphere of a solar quiet region revealed by MiHI integrated field spectral observations

Jongchul Chae, Michiel van Noort, Maria S. Madjarska +3

The investigation of plasma motions in the solar chromosphere is crucial for understanding the transport of mechanical energy from the interior of the Sun to the outer atmosphere a…

astro-ph.SR2024

Numerous Bidirectionally Propagating Plasma Blobs near the Reconnection Site of a Solar Eruption

Zhenyong Hou, Hui Tian, Maria S. Madjarska +7

Current sheet is a common structure involved in solar eruptions. However, it is observed in minority of the events and the physical properties of its fine structures during a solar…

astro-ph.SR2024

On the Origin of the sudden Heliospheric Open Magnetic Flux Enhancement during the 2014 Pole Reversal

Stephan G. Heinemann, Mathew J. Owens, Manuela Temmer +12

Coronal holes are recognized as the primary sources of heliospheric open magnetic flux (OMF). However, a noticeable gap exists between in-situ measured OMF and that derived from re…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 17 cited

Deciphering the solar coronal heating: Energizing small-scale loops through surface convection

D. Nóbrega-Siverio, F. Moreno-Insertis, K Galsgaard +4

The solar atmosphere is filled with clusters of hot small-scale loops commonly known as Coronal Bright Points (CBPs). These ubiquitous structures stand out in the Sun by their stro…

astro-ph.SR2023

Coronal Models and Detection of Open Magnetic Field

Eleanna Asvestari, Manuela Temmer, Ronald M. Caplan +11

A plethora of coronal models, from empirical to more complex magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) ones, are being used for reconstructing the coronal magnetic field topology and estimating th…

astro-ph.SR2023

A Type II Radio Burst Driven by a Blowout Jet on the Sun

Zhenyong Hou, Hui Tian, Wei Su +5

Type II radio bursts are often associated with coronal shocks that are typically driven by coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the Sun. Here, we conduct a case study of a type II ra…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 23 cited

Eruptions from coronal bright points: A spectroscopic view by IRIS of a mini-filament eruption, QSL reconnection, and reconnection-driven outflows

Maria S. Madjarska, Duncan H. Mackay, Klaus Galsgaard +2

The present study investigates a mini-filament eruption associated with cancelling magnetic fluxes. The eruption originates from a small-scale loop complex commonly known as a Coro…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 4 cited

Investigation of the subsurface structure of a sunspot based on the spatial distribution of oscillation centers inferred from umbral flashes

Kyuhyoun Cho, Jongchul Chae, Maria S. Madjarska

The subsurface structure of a solar sunspot is important in the stability of the sunspots and the energy transport therein. Two subsurface structure models have been proposed, the…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 51 cited

Coronal Hole Detection and Open Magnetic Flux

J. A. Linker, S. G. Heinemann, M. Temmer +14

Many scientists use coronal hole (CH) detections to infer open magnetic flux. Detection techniques differ in the areas that they assign as open, and may obtain different values for…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 10 cited

On the Nature of Propagating Intensity Disturbances in Polar Plumes during the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

Kyung-Suk Cho, Il-Hyun Cho, Maria S. Madjarska +8

The propagating intensity disturbances (PIDs) in plumes are still poorly understood and their identity (magnetoacoustic waves or flows) remains an open question. We investigate PID…

astro-ph.SR2020

The chromospheric component of coronal bright points. Coronal and chromospheric responses to magnetic-flux emergence

Maria S. Madjarska, Jongchul Chae, Fernando Moreno-Insertis +5

We investigate the chromospheric counterpart of small-scale coronal loops constituting a coronal bright point (CBP) and its response to a photospheric magnetic-flux increase accomp…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 10 cited

Detection of Opposite Magnetic Polarity in a Light Bridge: Its Emergence and Cancellation in association with LB Fan-shaped Jets

Eun-Kyung Lim, Heesu Yang, Vasyl Yurchyshyn +3

Light bridges (LBs) are relatively bright structures that divide sunspot umbrae into two or more parts. Chromospheric LBs are known to be associated with various activities includi…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 9 cited

Eruptions from coronal hole bright points: observations and non-potential modelling

Maria S. Madjarska, Klaus Galsgaard, Duncan H. Mackay +2

A single case study of a CBP in an equatorial coronal hole with an exceptionally large size is investigated to extend our understanding of the formation of mini-filaments, their de…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 1 cited

Impulsive wave excitation by rapidly changing granules

Hannah Kwak, Jongchul Chae, Maria S. Madjarska +2

It is not yet fully understood how magnetohydrodynamic waves in the interior and atmosphere of the Sun are excited. Traditionally, turbulent convection in the interior is considere…

astro-ph.SR2020

Inference of chromospheric plasma parameters on the Sun

Jongchul Chae, Maria S. Madjarska, Hannah Kwak +1

The solar chromosphere can be observed well through strong absorption lines. We infer the physical parameters of chromospheric plasmas from these lines using a multilayer spectral…