From emergence to eruption: Comprehensive model captures life of a solar flare
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 - 18:10
in Astronomy & Space
A team of scientists has, for the first time, used a single, cohesive computer model to simulate the entire life cycle of a solar flare: from the buildup of energy thousands of kilometers below the solar surface, to the emergence of tangled magnetic field lines, to the explosive release of energy in a brilliant flash.