5 papers
Constraining turbulent solar flare acceleration regions by connecting kinetic modeling and X-ray observations
Morgan Stores, Natasha Jeffrey, Ewan Dickson +2
Spatially-resolved X-ray observations are the key to understanding electron acceleration in solar flares. Currently, the underlying processes that efficiently energize solar flare…
UK White Paper on Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) seismology of solar and heliospheric plasmas
Valery M. Nakariakov, David B. Jess, Andrew N. Wright +6
Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) seismology uses naturally occurring MHD waves to infer plasma properties that are otherwise hard to measure, especially magnetic field strength and topolo…
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…
UK White Paper on Magnetic Reconnection
Alexander J. B. Russell, James A. McLaughlin, Philippa Browning +25
Magnetic reconnection powers explosive releases of magnetic energy, heating and particle acceleration throughout the plasma universe. Knowledge of this universal process is vital t…
Estimating the Poynting flux of Alfvénic waves in polar coronal holes across Solar Cycle 24
Richard J. Morton, Micah J. Weberg, N. Balodhi +1
Alfvénic waves are known to be prevalent throughout the corona and solar wind. Determining the Poynting flux supplied by the waves is required for constraining their role in plasm…