Eruption-Related Ultraviolet Irradiance Enhancements Associated with Flares
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| author | Majury, Luke Dominique, Marie Milligan, Ryan Talpeanu, Dana-Camelia Dammasch, Ingolf Berghmans, David |
| author_facet | Majury, Luke Dominique, Marie Milligan, Ryan Talpeanu, Dana-Camelia Dammasch, Ingolf Berghmans, David |
| contents | Large solar flares (GOES M-class or higher) are usually associated with eruptions of material. However, when considering flare irradiance enhancements and dynamics such as chromospheric evaporation, potential contributions from erupted material have historically been neglected. We analyse nine eruptive M- and X-class flares from 2024 to early 2025, quantifying the relative contributions of erupted material to irradiance enhancements during the events. SDO/AIA images from four different channels had ribbon and eruption irradiance contributions separated using a semi-automated masking method. The sample-averaged percentages of excess radiated energy by erupted material over the impulsive phase were $10^{+4}_{-4}\%$, $24^{+14}_{-14}\%$, $21^{+14}_{-10}\%$ and $13^{+6}_{-9}\%$ for the $131\,$Å, $171\,$Å, $304\,$Å and $1600\,$Å channels, respectively. For three events that were studied in further detail, HXR imaging showed little to no signatures of nonthermal heating within the eruptions. Our results suggest that erupted material can be a significant contributor to UV irradiance enhancements during flares, with possible heating mechanisms including nonthermal particle heating, Ohmic heating, or dissipation of MHD waves. Future work may clarify the heating mechanism and evaluate the impact of eruptions on spectral variability, particularly in Sun-as-a-star and stellar flare observations. |
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| spellingShingle | Eruption-Related Ultraviolet Irradiance Enhancements Associated with Flares Majury, Luke Dominique, Marie Milligan, Ryan Talpeanu, Dana-Camelia Dammasch, Ingolf Berghmans, David Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Large solar flares (GOES M-class or higher) are usually associated with eruptions of material. However, when considering flare irradiance enhancements and dynamics such as chromospheric evaporation, potential contributions from erupted material have historically been neglected. We analyse nine eruptive M- and X-class flares from 2024 to early 2025, quantifying the relative contributions of erupted material to irradiance enhancements during the events. SDO/AIA images from four different channels had ribbon and eruption irradiance contributions separated using a semi-automated masking method. The sample-averaged percentages of excess radiated energy by erupted material over the impulsive phase were $10^{+4}_{-4}\%$, $24^{+14}_{-14}\%$, $21^{+14}_{-10}\%$ and $13^{+6}_{-9}\%$ for the $131\,$Å, $171\,$Å, $304\,$Å and $1600\,$Å channels, respectively. For three events that were studied in further detail, HXR imaging showed little to no signatures of nonthermal heating within the eruptions. Our results suggest that erupted material can be a significant contributor to UV irradiance enhancements during flares, with possible heating mechanisms including nonthermal particle heating, Ohmic heating, or dissipation of MHD waves. Future work may clarify the heating mechanism and evaluate the impact of eruptions on spectral variability, particularly in Sun-as-a-star and stellar flare observations. |
| title | Eruption-Related Ultraviolet Irradiance Enhancements Associated with Flares |
| topic | Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.15639 |