Solar flare ribbon fronts appear ahead of the bright structures that normally characterize solar flares, and can persist for an extended period of time in spatially localized patches before transitioning to “regular” bright ribbons. They likely represent the initial onset of flare energy deposition into the chromosphere. Chromospheric spectra (e.g., He
Spectral lines formed at lower atmospheric layers show peculiar profiles at the “leading edge” of ribbons during solar flares. In particular, increased absorption of the BBSO/GST He
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10397223
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- DOI PREFIX: 10.3847
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- Journal Name:
- The Astrophysical Journal
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- 944
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- 1
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- 0004-637X
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- Article No. 104
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