Publication Date:
2011-08-24
Description:
Several observers report transient ultraviolet brightenings, often referred to as microflares, in the solar atmosphere. In this paper, the results are presented of a series of one-dimensional numerical simulations examining possible relationships between microflares and the generation of dynamical chromospheric and transition region features. Low-energy and medium-energy microflares eject long-lived cool, dense gas plugs into the corona, with the gas plug traversing the loop apex in the medium energy case. In the case of high-energy microflares, the gas plug is rapidly heated to the temperature of the surrounding corona, and the results resemble the dynamics occurring in standard solar flare thick-target electron beam models.
Keywords:
SOLAR PHYSICS
Type:
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X); 381; 313-322
Format:
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