Chasing White-Light Flares
Abstract
In this memoir I describe my life in research, mostly in the area of solar physics. The recurring theme is "white-light flares," and several sections of this paper deal with this and related phenomena; I wind up describing how I see the state of the art in this still-interesting and crucially important (as it has been since 1859) area of flare research. I also describe my participation in two long-lived satellite programs dedicated to solar observations (Yohkoh and RHESSI) and elaborate on their discoveries. These have both helped with white-light flares both directly and also with closely related X-ray and γ -ray emissions), with the result that this article leans heavily in that direction.
- Publication:
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Solar Physics
- Pub Date:
- May 2016
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s11207-016-0904-3
- Bibcode:
- 2016SoPh..291.1273H
- Keywords:
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- Flare;
- Solar Flare;
- Magnetic Reconnection;
- Total Solar Irradiance;
- Impulsive Phase