Consisting of precursor, impulsive, and decay stages, they extend into the corona and expel electrons and photons.
D.B. Melrose propsed a "double loop" model for their energetics, and Eugene Parker proposed a model of how magnetic reconnection works in them. Studied by the Yohkoh satellite, Carrington and Hodgson independently observed the first recorded one. Consisting of precursor, impulsive, and decay stages, they extend into the corona and expel electrons and photons. For 10 points, identify these events occurring when built-up magnetic energy is released from the solar atmosphere, causing high-energy solar explosions.
D.B. Melrose propsed a "double loop" model for their energetics, and Eugene Parker proposed a model of how magnetic reconnection works in them.
{solar flares} [prompt on flares]