Solar flares: what can we learn from them about energy release and particle acceleration in magnetized plasmas?
Event details
| Date | 23.11.2015 |
| Hour | 10:30 › 11:30 |
| Speaker | Dr. Marina Battaglia, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Institut für 4D-Technologien, Windisch, Switzerland |
| Location |
PPB 019
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Solar flares are the most energetic phenomena in our solar system, releasing magnetic energy of up to 1025 J in seconds to minutes and efficiently accelerating electrons and protons, as well as heating the ambient plasma, in the process. I will review our current understanding of where and how energy is released and particles are accelerated, with a focus on X-ray and ultra-violet observations of solar flares with space-born instruments, as well as radio observations from the ground.
Practical information
- Informed public
- Free
Organizer
- Prof. P. Ricci
Contact
- Prof. P. Ricci