The Morphology of Flare Phenomena, Magnetic Fields, and Electric Currents in Active Regions. I. Introduction and Methods
Abstract
Electric current systems in solar active regions and their spatial relationship to sites of electron precipitation and high-pressure in flares were studied with the purpose of providing observational evidence for or against the flare models commonly discussed in the literature. The paper describes the instrumentation, the data used, and the data analysis methods, as well as improvements made upon earlier studies. Several flare models are overviewed, and the predictions yielded by each model for the relationships of flares to the vertical current systems are discussed.
- Publication:
-
The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- July 1993
- DOI:
- 10.1086/172836
- Bibcode:
- 1993ApJ...411..362C
- Keywords:
-
- Electric Current;
- Electron Precipitation;
- Magnetohydrodynamics;
- Morphology;
- Solar Activity;
- Solar Flares;
- Solar Magnetic Field;
- H Alpha Line;
- High Pressure;
- Line Shape;
- Solar Corona;
- Solar Physics;
- MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS: MHD;
- SUN: ACTIVITY;
- SUN: FLARES