A circular white-light flare with impulsive and gradual white-light kernels

White-light flares are rare solar events entailing emission in the optical continuum. Here, the authors report a nearly circular white-light flare observed on March 10th 2015 that contains simultaneously both impulsive and gradual white-light kernels.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Q. Hao, K. Yang, X. Cheng, Y. Guo, C. Fang, M. D. Ding, P. F. Chen, Z. Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02343-0
Description
Summary:White-light flares are rare solar events entailing emission in the optical continuum. Here, the authors report a nearly circular white-light flare observed on March 10th 2015 that contains simultaneously both impulsive and gradual white-light kernels.
ISSN:2041-1723