Physics Research Conference
East Bridge 201 (Richard P. Feynman Lecture Hall)
New Views of the Physics of Solar Flares (and Subcosmic Rays)
Hugh Hudson,
University of Glasgow,
The last decade has seen a remarkable growth in our knowledge of solarflares. This includes the discovery of "sunquake" seismic waves in the solar interior, perhaps launched by Lorentz forces originating in the coronal field; it also extends to GeV gamma-ray emission and the detection of energetic neutral atoms. I review some of the novelties and argue that the chromosphere - the transition layer between the corona and the photosphere - hosts the essential physics.
For more information, please contact Sheri Stoll by phone at 395-6608 or by email at [email protected] or visit http://www.pma.caltech.edu/~physcoll/PhysColl.html.
Event Series
Physics Research Conference