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ScienceDaily: Cosmic Rays News

ScienceDaily: Cosmic Rays News


Understanding and predicting solar flares

Posted: 23 Oct 2014 10:16 AM PDT

Scientists have identified a key phenomenon in the triggering of solar flares. Using satellite data and models, the scientists were able to monitor the evolution of the solar magnetic field in a region with eruptive behavior. Their calculations reveal the formation of a magnetic rope1 that emerges from the interior of the Sun and is associated with the appearance of a sunspot. They show that this structure plays an important role in triggering the flare.

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