Abstracts submitted by Taro Sakao
First Results from Hinode Mission - Flare Observations
Taro Sakao
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA)
We report initial results from Hinode mission with emphasis on observations of flares. A suite of three state-of-the-art imaging/spectroscopy instruments, namely, Solar Optical Telescope (SOT), X-Ray Telescope (XRT), and EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS), has enabled us to investigate, in an unprecedented detail, a wide variety of magnetic activities that take place in the solar atmosphere ranging from the photosphere to the corona. Observations with Hinode have even been providing us with totally-new findings about the Sun.
As exemplified by the events commenced in December last year, even with the present minimum phase of solar activity, there are several major, as well as numbers of smaller, flares well observed with Hinode which are of significant interest for understanding physical processes that take place in solar flares.
Highlights of flare observations made with Hinode in its initial 10 months, including new aspects of flares thus far revealed, will be presented and their implications to the field of solar flare study discussed. |
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