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20172026
most citedGlobal maps of the magnetic field in the solar corona

175 citations · 651 across the 23 of their papers we have counts for

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24 papers

astro-ph.SR2026

What Does 2D Coronal Seismology Measure?

Zihao Yang, Yuhong Fan, Giuliana de Toma +2

Two-dimensional (2D) coronal seismology based on coronagraphic imaging spectroscopy has emerged as a promising method for mapping the coronal magnetic field, but the physical meani…

astro-ph.GA2025

Supermassive Black Holes with High Accretion Rates in Active Galactic Nuclei. XII. Reverberation Mapping Results for 15 PG Quasars from a Long-Duration High-Cadence Campaign

Chen Hu, Sha-Sha Li, Sen Yang +15

We present the first results from long-term high-cadence spectroscopic monitoring of 15 PG quasars with relatively strong Fe II emission as a part of a broader reverberation mappin…

astro-ph.SR2024

Measurements of the solar coronal magnetic field based on coronal seismology with propagating Alfvenic waves: forward modeling

Yuhang Gao, Hui Tian, Tom Van Doorsselaere +3

Recent observations have demonstrated the capability of mapping the solar coronal magnetic field using the technique of coronal seismology based on the ubiquitous propagating Alfve…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 48 cited

Observing the evolution of the Sun's global coronal magnetic field over eight months

Zihao Yang, Hui Tian, Steven Tomczyk +4

The magnetic field in the Sun's corona stores energy that can be released to heat the coronal plasma and drive solar eruptions. Measurements of the global coronal magnetic field ha…

astro-ph.SR2024

Is it possible to detect coronal mass ejections on solar-type stars through extreme-ultraviolet spectral observations?

Zihao Yang, Hui Tian, Yingjie Zhu +3

Stellar coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from host stars are an important factor that affects the habitability of exoplanets. Although their solar counterparts have been well observed…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 65 cited

The Solar Upper Transition Region Imager (SUTRI) onboard the SATech-01 satellite

Xianyong Bai, Hui Tian, Yuanyong Deng +56

The Solar Upper Transition Region Imager (SUTRI) onboard the Space Advanced Technology demonstration satellite (SATech-01), which was launched to a sun-synchronous orbit at a heigh…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 33 cited

Insight-HXMT and GECAM-C observations of the brightest-of-all-time GRB 221009A

Zheng-Hua An, S. Antier, Xing-Zi Bi +174

GRB 221009A is the brightest gamma-ray burst ever detected since the discovery of this kind of energetic explosions. However, an accurate measurement of the prompt emission propert…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 7 cited

Solar coronal magnetic field measurements using spectral lines available in Hinode/EIS observations: Strong and weak field techniques and temperature diagnostics

Yajie Chen, Xianyong Bai, Hui Tian +4

Recently, it has been proposed that the magnetic-field-induced transition (MIT) in Fe X can be used to measure coronal magnetic field strengths. Several techniques, the direct line…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 21 cited

On the Nature of the Three-part Structure of Solar Coronal Mass Ejections

Hongqiang Song, Jie Zhang, Leping Li +4

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) result from eruptions of magnetic flux ropes (MFRs) and can possess a three-part structure in white-light coronagraphs, including a bright front, dark…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 6 cited

Forward Modeling of Magnetic-field Measurements at the Bases of Stellar Coronae through Extreme-Ultraviolet Spectroscopy

Xianyu Liu, Hui Tian, Yajie Chen +4

Measurements of the stellar coronal magnetic field are of great importance in understanding the stellar magnetic activity, yet the measurements have been extremely difficult. Recen…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 10 cited

An Insight-HXMT view of the mHz quasi-regular modulation phenomenon in the black hole X-ray binary 4U 1630-47

Zi-Xu Yang, Liang Zhang, Yue Huang +97

Here we report the spectral-timing results of the black hole X-ray binary 4U 1630-47 during its 2021 outburst using observations from the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope. Type-C qu…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 20 cited

The accretion flow geometry of MAXI J1820+070 through broadband noise research with Insight-HXMT

Zi-Xu Yang, Liang Zhang, Qing-Cui Bu +24

Here we present a detailed study of the broadband noise in the power density spectra of the black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1820+070 during the hard state of its 2018 outburst, using…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 21 cited

Can we detect coronal mass ejections through asymmetries of Sun-as-a-star extreme-ultraviolet spectral line profiles?

Zihao Yang, Hui Tian, Xianyong Bai +8

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are the largest-scale eruptive phenomena in the solar system. Associated with enormous plasma ejections and energy release, CMEs have an important imp…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 11 cited

Measurements of the magnetic field strengths at the bases of stellar coronae using the magnetic-field-induced transition theory

Yajie Chen, Xianyu Liu, Hui Tian +6

Measurements of the magnetic field in the stellar coronae are extremely difficult. Recently, it was proposed that the magnetic-field-induced transition (MIT) of the Fe X 257 Å line…

astro-ph.SR2021

Forward Modeling of Solar Coronal Magnetic Field Measurements Based on a Magnetic-field-induced Transition in Fe X

Yajie Chen, Wenxian Li, Hui Tian +6

It was recently proposed that the intensity ratios of several extreme ultraviolet spectral lines from the Fe X ion can be used to measure the solar coronal magnetic field based on…

astro-ph.GA2021

Reverberation Mapping of Two Luminous Quasars: the Broad-line Region Structure and Black Hole Mass

Sha-Sha Li, Sen Yang, Zi-Xu Yang +21

We report the results of a multi-year spectroscopic and photometric monitoring campaign of two luminous quasars, PG~0923+201 and PG~1001+291, both located at the high-luminosity en…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 37 cited

Velocity-resolved Reverberation Mapping of Changing-look AGN NGC 2617

Hai-Cheng. Feng, H. T. Liu, J. M. Bai +6

NGC 2617 has attracted a lot of attention after the detection of the changes in spectral type, and its geometry and kinematics of broad-line region (BLR) are still ambiguous. In th…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 38 cited

Reverberation Mapping of Changing-look Active Galactic Nucleus NGC 3516

Hai-Cheng. Feng, Chen. Hu, Sha-Sha. Li +7

The changes of broad emission lines should be a crucial issue to understanding the physical properties of changing-look active galactic nucleus (CL-AGN). Here, we present the resul…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 36 cited

Evidence for Two Distinct Broad-Line Regions from Reverberation Mapping of PG 0026+129

Chen Hu, Sha-Sha Li, Wei-Jian Guo +17

We report on the results of a new spectroscopic monitoring campaign of the quasar PG 0026+129 at the Calar Alto Observatory 2.2m telescope from July 2017 to February 2020. Signific…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 5 cited

Spectroscopic Monitoring of Blazar S5 0716+714: Brightness-Dependent Spectral Behavior

Hai-Cheng Feng, Sen. Yang, Zi-Xu. Yang +17

In this paper, we report the new results of spectroscopic observations of -ray blazar S5 0716+714 from 2019 September to 2020 March with the 2.4 m optical telescope at Lijiang O…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 70 cited

Mapping the magnetic field in the solar corona through magnetoseismology

Zihao Yang, Hui Tian, Steven Tomczyk +4

Magnetoseismology, a technique of magnetic field diagnostics based on observations of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves, has been widely used to estimate the field strengths of oscil…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 175 cited

Global maps of the magnetic field in the solar corona

Zihao Yang, Christian Bethge, Hui Tian +10

Understanding many physical processes in the solar atmosphere requires determination of the magnetic field in each atmospheric layer. However, direct measurements of the magnetic f…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 29 cited

Diagnosing the magnetic field structure of a coronal cavity observed during the 2017 total solar eclipse

Yajie Chen, Hui Tian, Yingna Su +11

We present an investigation of a coronal cavity observed above the western limb in the coronal red line Fe X 6374 Å using a telescope of Peking University and in the green line Fe…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 19 cited

Two Solar Tornadoes Observed with the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph

Zihao Yang, Hui Tian, Hardi Peter +4

The barbs or legs of some prominences show an apparent motion of rotation, which are often termed solar tornadoes. It is under debate whether the apparent motion is a real rotating…