Research report 2014 - Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

From cold to hot: at the magnetic transition in the solar atmosphere

Authors
Peter, Hardi
Departments
Sonne und Heliosphäre
Summary
While the Sun appears relatively uniform in visible light, it presents its complex magnetic nature and esthetic beauty in X-rays. Of particular interest in terms of physics is the region governed by the intimate interaction between magnetic field and plasma. This magnetic transition, located a few 1000 km above the solar surface, is the prime topic of the space-based solar observatory IRIS (Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph). Here some results will be reported that present us with a new, more complex view of the atmosphere of the Sun and that pose a variety of new questions.

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