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The ASPIICS solar coronagraph aboard the Proba-3 formation flying mission. Scientific objectives and instrument design
A. N. Zhukov, C. Thizy, D. Galano +67
We describe the scientific objectives and instrument design of the ASPIICS coronagraph launched aboard the Proba-3 mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) on 5 December 2024. Pr…
Clustering Wind data at 1 AU to contextualize magnetic reconnection in the solar wind
Francesco Carella, Giovanni Lapenta, Alessandro Bemporad +4
Context. Magnetic reconnection events are frequently observed in the solar wind. Understanding the patterns and structures within the solar wind is crucial to put observed magnetic…
First detection of acoustic-like flux in the middle solar corona
V. Andretta, L. Abbo, G. Jerse +28
Waves are thought to play a significant role in the heating of the solar atmosphere and the acceleration of the wind. Among the many types of waves observed in the Sun, the so-call…
Metis Observations of Alfvénic Outflows Driven by Interchange Reconnection in a Pseudostreamer
P. Romano, P. Wyper, V. Andretta +33
This study presents observations of a large pseudostreamer solar eruption and, in particular, the post-eruption relaxation phase, as captured by Metis onboard the Solar Orbiter on…
Study of solar brightness profiles in the 18-26 GHz frequency range with INAF radio telescopes II. Evidence for coronal emission
M. Marongiu, A. Pellizzoni, S. Righini +43
One of the most important objectives of solar physics is the physical understanding of the solar atmosphere, the structure of which is also described in terms of the density (N) an…
Study of solar brightness profiles in the 18-26 GHz frequency range with INAF radio telescopes I: solar radius
M. Marongiu, A. Pellizzoni, S. Mulas +32
The Sun is an extraordinary workbench, from which several fundamental astronomical parameters can be measured with high precision. Among these parameters, the solar radius $R_{\odo…
Eruptive events with exceptionally bright emission in HI Ly-alpha observed by the Metis coronagraph
G. Russano, V. Andretta, Y. De Leo +29
Metis, the coronagraph on board Solar Orbiter, provides for the first time coronagraphic imaging in the ultraviolet HI Ly-alpha line and, simultaneously, in polarized visible light…
Physics-driven machine learning for the prediction of coronal mass ejections' travel times
Sabrina Guastavino, Valentina Candiani, Alessandro Bemporad +7
Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) correspond to dramatic expulsions of plasma and magnetic field from the solar corona into the heliosphere. CMEs are scientifically relevant because th…
Coronal Magnetic Fields derived with Images acquired during the 21 August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
Alessandro Bemporad
The coronal magnetic field, despite its overwhelming importance to the physics and dynamics of the corona, has only rarely been measured. Here, the electron density maps derived fr…
Three-dimensional reconstruction of type U radio bursts: a novel remote sensing approach for coronal loops
S. Mancuso, D. Barghini, A. Bemporad +5
Type U radio bursts are impulsive coherent radio emissions produced by the Sun that indicate the presence of subrelativistic electron beams propagating along magnetic loops in the…
Connecting Solar Orbiter remote-sensing observations and Parker Solar Probe in-situ measurements with a numerical MHD reconstruction of the Parker spiral
Ruggero Biondo, Alessandro Bemporad, Paolo Pagano +21
As a key feature, NASA's Parker Solar Probe (PSP) and ESA-NASA's Solar Orbiter (SO) missions cooperate to trace solar wind and transients from their sources on the Sun to the inner…
Tracing the ICME plasma with a MHD simulation
Ruggero Biondo, Paolo Pagano, Fabio Reale +1
The determination of the chemical composition of interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) plasma is an open issue. More specifically, it is not yet fully understood how remote s…
Is there a Dynamic Difference between Stealthy and Standard CMEs?
Beili Ying, Alessandro Bemporad, Li Feng +2
Stealthy Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), lacking low coronal signatures, may result in significant geomagnetic storms. However, the mechanism of stealthy CMEs is still highly debate…
Polarimetric Studies of a Fast Coronal Mass Ejection
Marilena Mierla, Bernd Inhester, Andrei N. Zhukov +4
In this work we performed a polarimetric study of a fast and wide coronal mass ejection (CME) observed on 12 July 2012 by the COR1 and COR2 instruments onboard Solar TErrestrial RE…
A Coronal Mass Ejection followed by a prominence eruption and a plasma blob as observed by Solar Orbiter
A. Bemporad, V. Andretta, R. Susino +26
On February 12, 2021 two subsequent eruptions occurred above the West limb, as seen along the Sun-Earth line. The first event was a typical slow Coronal Mass Ejection (CME), follow…
Ultraviolet Observations of Comet 96/P Machholz at Perihelion
J. C. Raymond, S. Giordano, S. Mancuso +2
Ultraviolet spectra of Comet 96/P Machholz were obtained during its 2002 perihelion with the UVCS instrument aboard the SOHO satellite. Emission from H I, C II, C III, and O I, is…
Exploring the Solar Wind from its Source on the Corona into the Inner Heliosphere during the First Solar Orbiter - Parker Solar Probe Quadrature
Daniele Telloni, Vincenzo Andretta, Ester Antonucci +68
This Letter addresses the first Solar Orbiter (SO) -- Parker Solar Probe (PSP) quadrature, occurring on January 18, 2021, to investigate the evolution of solar wind from the extend…
Effects of the chromospheric Lyα line profile shape on the determination of the solar wind HI outflow velocity using the Doppler dimming technique
G. E. Capuano, S. Dolei, D. Spadaro +15
The determination of solar wind outflow velocity is fundamental in order to probe the mechanisms of wind acceleration in the corona. We aim to study, via the Doppler dimming techni…
Combining White Light and UV Lyman-alpha Coronagraphic Images to determine the Solar Wind Speed: the Quick Inversion Method
Alessandro Bemporad, Silvio Giordano, Luca Zangrilli +1
This work focuses on the combination of White Light (WL) and UV (Ly-alpha) coronagraphic images to demonstrate the capability to measure the solar wind speed in the inner corona di…
Radio evidence for a shock wave reflected by a coronal hole
S. Mancuso, A. Bemporad, F. Frassati +4
We report the first unambiguous observational evidence in the radio range of the reflection of a coronal shock wave at the boundary of a coronal hole. The event occurred above an a…
First light observations of the solar wind in the outer corona with the Metis coronagraph
M. Romoli, E. Antonucci, V. Andretta +65
The investigation of the wind in the solar corona initiated with the observations of the resonantly scattered UV emission of the coronal plasma obtained with UVCS-SOHO, designed to…
Cosmic-ray flux predictions and observations for and with Metis on board Solar Orbiter
C. Grimani, V. Andretta, P. Chioetto +41
The Metis coronagraph is one of the remote sensing instruments hosted on board the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter mission. Metis is devoted to carry out the first simultaneous imaging of t…
SWELTO -- Space WEather Laboratory in Turin Observatory
A. Bemporad, L. Abbo, D. Barghini +20
SWELTO -- Space WEather Laboratory in Turin Observatory is a conceptual framework where new ideas for the analysis of space-based and ground-based data are developed and tested. Th…
Magnetic Imaging of the Outer Solar Atmosphere (MImOSA): Unlocking the driver of the dynamics in the upper solar atmosphere
H. Peter, E. Alsina Ballester, V. Andretta +20
The magnetic activity of the Sun directly impacts the Earth and human life. Likewise, other stars will have an impact on the habitability of planets orbiting these host stars. The…