3 papers
astro-ph.SR2026
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…
astro-ph.SR2025
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…
astro-ph.SR2025
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 t…