Solar noise storms
Abstract
An overview is given of the mass of observations and theories concerning solar noise storms. Experimental results concerning such aspects as the directivity of individual bursts, relations between noise storms and optically observable features on the Sun, polarization of noise storm emission, coronal scattering of radiation from noise storm sources, and the ordered behavior of storm bursts in the time-frequency plane are reviewed. Periodic and quasi-periodic phenomena and metric noise storms are discussed. The evolution of noise storm theories is briefly described, and the major theories which have been advanced to describe Type I bursts and cyclotron radiation are outlined. Theories on such related phenomena as plasma turbulence and radio emission, mode coupling in a warm plasma, and plasma emission due to fast isotropic electrons, are discussed in the light of their implications for the study of solar noise storms.
- Publication:
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Oxford Pergamon Press International Series on Natural Philosophy
- Pub Date:
- 1977
- Bibcode:
- 1977OISNP..90.....E
- Keywords:
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- Bursts;
- Noise Storms;
- Solar Physics;
- Solar Storms;
- Coupled Modes;
- Cyclotron Radiation;
- Directivity;
- Plasma Radiation;
- Plasma Turbulence;
- Plasma Waves;
- Polarization Characteristics;
- Solar Corona;
- Solar Physics;
- SUN;
- SOLAR STORMS;
- NOISE;
- BURSTS