Astrophysical plasmas have the remarkable ability to preserve magnetic topology, which
inevitably gives rise to the accumulation of magnetic energy within stressed regions …

Abstract The Hinode satellite (formerly Solar-B) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS/JAXA) was successfully …

The fundamental physics of magnetic reconnection in laboratory and space plasmas is
reviewed by discussing results from theory, numerical simulations, observations from space …

This paper outlines the current understanding of solar flares, mainly focused on
magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) processes responsible for producing a flare. Observations …

Solar eruptive phenomena embrace a variety of eruptions, including flares, solar energetic
particles, and radio bursts. Since the vast majority of these are associated with the eruption …

Solar flares are observed at all wavelengths from decameter radio waves to gamma-rays
beyond 1 GeV. This review focuses on recent observations in EUV, soft and hard X-rays …

We present observations of the magnetic field configuration and its transformation in six
solar eruptive events that show good agreement with the standard bipolar model for eruptive …

Solar X-ray jets are thought to be made by a burst of reconnection of closed magnetic field at
the base of a jet with ambient open field,. In the accepted version of the 'emerging …

As a key to understanding the basic mechanism for fast reconnection in solar flares,
plasmoid-induced-reconnection and fractal reconnection are proposed and examined. We …

▪ Abstract Radio emission from solar flares offers a number of unique diagnostic tools to
address long-standing questions about energy release, plasma heating, particle …