Determining the fundamental and dynamic structure of the solar corona

通过电磁波谱观察，我们的太阳日冕揭示了一个迷人的等离子体物理实验室，它仍然挑战着我们对带电气体和弥漫磁场之间复杂相互作用的理解。这是太阳日冕物理研究的一个富有成果的时期，从当前的任务中可以获得广泛的数据集。该研究项目将在最精细的观测尺度上检查日冕，以确定由于局部能量事件释放而导致的动态结构的基本性质，在这种情况下，重点关注太阳耀斑的起始和日冕后果。该学生将充分参与中央兰开夏大学与美国宇航局马歇尔太空飞行中心的探空火箭计划的长期合作，利用这些任务产生的独特数据集。特别是，该项目将为利用将于2024年3月进行的多仪器、多航天器项目Hi-C耀斑运动的观测结果奠定基础。这将使学生获得在Hi-C、NASA SDO/AIA、ESA太阳轨道器EUI以及FOXSI和Hinode的x射线成像分析方面的经验。此外，将有几个机会成为与中央兰开夏大学太阳物理研究相关的公众参与活动的一部分，其中包括UKRI-STFC国家合作项目SUN。

Observed across the electromagnetic spectrum, our Sun's corona is revealed as a fascinating plasma physics laboratory that still challenges our understanding of the complex interactions between the electrified gases and the pervading magnetic field.This is a fruitful time for solar coronal physics research with extensive datasets available from current missions. The research project will examine the corona on the finest observational scales available to determine the fundamental nature of dynamic structures due to the release of localised energy episodes, in this case focusing upon the initiation and coronal consequences of solar flares. The student will be fully part of UCLan's long-standing collaboration with the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's sounding rocket programme, exploiting the unique datasets arising from these missions. In particular, the project will lay the groundwork for exploitation of observations from the multi-instrument, multi-spacecraft programme Hi-C Flare Campaign that will be taking place in March 2024. This will allow the student to gain experience in EUV imaging analysis across Hi-C, NASA SDO/AIA, ESA Solar Orbiter EUI as well as X-ray imaging from FOXSI and Hinode.Also, there will be several opportunities to be part of public engagement activities related to UCLan's Solar Physics research which will include the UKRI-STFC National Partnership Project, SUN.