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view Abstract Citations (43) References (21) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS The Morphology of Flare Phenomena, Magnetic Fields, and Electric Currents in Active Regions. III. NOAA Active Region 6233 (1990 August) de La Beaujardiere, J. -F. ; Canfield, Richard C. ; Leka, K. D. Abstract We investigate the spatial relationship between vertical electric currents and flare phenomena in NOAA Active Region 6233, which was observed 1990, August 28-31 at Mees Solar Observatory. The two flares studied are the 1N/M1.8 flare on August 28, 22:30 UT and the 1N/M1.6 flare on August 29, 20:35 UT. Using Stokes polarimetry we make magnetograms of the region and compute the vertical current density. Using H-alpha imaging spectroscopy we identify sites of intense nonthermal electron precipitation or of high coronal pressure. The precipitation in these flares is barely strong enough to be detectable. We find that both precipitation and high pressure tend to occur near vertical currents, but that neither phenomenon is cospatial with current maxima. In contrast with the conclusion of other authors, we argue that these observations do not support a current-interruption model for flares, unless the relevant currents are primarily horizontal. The magnetic morphology and temporal evolution of these flares suggest that an erupting filament model may be relevant, but this model does not explicitly predict the relationship between precipitation, high pressure, and vertical currents. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: July 1993 DOI: 10.1086/172838 Bibcode: 1993ApJ...411..378D Keywords: Electric Current; Magnetohydrodynamics; Morphology; Solar Activity; Solar Flares; Solar Magnetic Field; Current Density; Electron Precipitation; H Alpha Line; Imaging Spectrometers; Solar Observatories; Solar Physics; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS: MHD; SUN: ACTIVITY; SUN: FLARES full text sources ADS | Related Materials (2) Part 1: 1993ApJ...411..362C Part 2: 1993ApJ...411..370L
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