5 papers
Investigating the Efficacy of Topologically Derived Time Series for Flare Forecasting. II. XGBoost Model
Thomas Williams, Christopher B. Prior, David MacTaggart +1
Solar flares are a primary driver of space weather, and forecasting their occurrence remains a significant challenge. This paper presents a novel flare prediction model based on to…
On field line slippage rates in the solar corona
David MacTaggart
Magnetic reconnection is one of the fundamental dynamical processes in the solar corona. The method of studying reconnection in active region-scale magnetic fields generally depend…
On turbulent magnetic reconnection: fast and slow mean steady-states
Sage Stanish, David MacTaggart
We investigate a model of turbulent magnetic reconnection introduced by Higashimori, Yokoi and Hoshino (Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 255001) and show that the classic two-dimensional, ste…
Investigating the Efficacy of Topologically Derived Time-Series for Flare Forecasting. I. Dataset Preparation
Thomas Williams, Christopher B. Prior, David MacTaggart
The accurate forecasting of solar flares is considered a key goal within the solar physics and space weather communities. There is significant potential for flare prediction to be…
The magnetic topology of AR13664 leading to its first halo CME
David MacTaggart, Tom Williams, OPM Aslam
In the first half of May 2024, the solar active region (AR)13664 was responsible for generating the strongest geomagnetic storm in over 20 years, through an enhanced production of…