Purpose

Our International Team spans a wide range of expertise in order to make progress in the understanding of solar prominences, and in particular the mechanisms capable of explaining their formation and their equilibrium. The Team consists of 11 members whose research interests combine data analysis and interpretation, spectro-polarimetry, radiative transfer modelling (including polarised radiative transfer), and modelling of the magnetic field and plasma. We will meet at ISSI to discuss the latest developments in these fields, interpret existing space observations, set up and propose new observational programmes using space instrumentation, and decide modelling strategies to be carried out between the meetings. The outcome of the proposed research is a better understanding of the formation processes of solar prominences and of the physical conditions necessary for the stability of quiescent prominences.

This project builds on the success of the International Team on Spectroscopy and Imaging of Quiescent and Eruptive Solar Prominences from Space.

Team members

José Luis Ballester, Universitat de les Illes Balears, SP
Rick DeVore, Naval Research Laboratory, USA
Holly Gilbert, NASA/GSFC, USA
Petr Heinzel, Astronomical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, CZ
Nicolas Labrosse, University of Glasgow, UK (Leader)
Arturo López Ariste, THEMIS, CNRS, SP
Duncan Mackay, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK
Zoran Mikic, Predictive Science, Inc., USA
Frédéric Paletou, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, Université de Toulouse, FR
Susanna Parenti, Royal Observatory of Belgium, BE
Brigitte Schmieder, LESIA, Observatoire de Paris Meudon, FR
Jean-Claude Vial, Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, FR

Young scientists

Stanislav Gunar, Astronomical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, CZ
Manuel Luna Bennasar, NASA/GSFC, USA
Roberto Soler, Universitat de les Illes Balears, SP

Publications

The team members have a strong expertise in the physics of solar prominences. You can find a list of relevant publications on this ADS page.

This project contributed to the publication of the following papers acknowledging the support from ISSI:

On the Nature of Prominence Emission Observed by SDO/AIA, by S. Parenti, B. Schmieder, P. Heinzel, L. Golub (ApJ, 754, 66, 2012). Electronic version
Dynamics of quiescent prominence fine structures analyzed by 2D non-LTE modelling of the Hα line, by S. Gunár, P. Mein, B. Schmieder, P. Heinzel, N. Mein (A&A, 543, A93, 2012). Electronic version
High spatial resolution VAULT H-Lyα observations and multiwavelength analysis of an active region filament, by J.-C. Vial, K. Olivier, A.A. Philippon, A. Vourlidas, V. Yurchyshyn (A&A, 541, A108, 2012). Electronic version
Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in Partially Ionized Compressible Plasmas, by R. Soler, A.J. Díaz, J.L. Ballester, M. Goossens (ApJ, 749, 163, 2012). Electronic version
Stability of thermal modes in cool prominence plasmas, by R. Soler, J.L Ballester, S. Parenti (A&A, 540, A7, 2012). Electronic version
Formation and Evolution of a Multi-threaded Solar Prominence, by M. Luna, J. Karpen, C.R. DeVore (ApJ, 746, 30, 2012). Electronic version
Large-amplitude longitudinal oscillations in a solar filament, by M. Luna and J. Karpen (ApJL, 750, L1, 2012). Electronic version
Plasma diagnostic in eruptive prominences from SDO/AIA observations at 304 A, by N. Labrosse, K. McGlinchey (A&A, 537, A100, 2012). PREPRINT
Synthetic differential emission measure curves of prominence fine structures. II. The SoHO/SUMER prominence of 8 June 2004, by S. Gunár, S. Parenti, U. Anzer, P. Heinzel, J.-C. Vial, (A&A, 535, A122, 2011). Electronic version
A model for magnetically coupled sympathetic eruptions, by T. Torok, O. Panasenco, V. S. Titov, Z. Mikic, K. K. Reeves, M. Velli, J. A. Linker, and G. De Toma (ApJL 739, L63, 2011). REPRINT
Magnetohydrodynamic kink waves in two-dimensional non-uniform prominence threads, by I. Arregui, R. Soler, J. L. Ballester, and A. N. Wright (A&A 533, A60, 2011). REPRINT
Kink oscillations of flowing threads in solar prominences, by R. Soler and M. Goossens (A&A 531, A167, 2011). PREPRINT
EUV lines observed with EIS/Hinode in a solar prominence, by N. Labrosse, B. Schmieder, P. Heinzel, T. Watanabe (A&A 531, A69, 2011). REPRINT
2D radiative-magnetohydrostatic model of a prominence observed by Hinode, SoHO/SUMER and Meudon/MSDP, by A. Berlicki, S. Gunar, P. Heinzel, B. Schmieder and P. Schwartz (A&A 530, A143, 2011). REPRINT
Synthetic differential emission measure curves of prominence fine structures, by S. Gunár, P. Heinzel, U. Anzer (A&A 528, A47, 2011). REPRINT
The thermal instability of solar prominence threads, by R. Soler, J. L. Ballester, M. Goossens (ApJ 731, 39-52, 2011). REPRINT
Spatial damping of propagating kink waves in prominence threads, by R. Soler, R. Oliver, J. L. Ballester (ApJ 726, 102-108, 2011). REPRINT
Seismology of standing kink oscillations of solar prominence fine structures, by R. Soler, I. Arregui, R. Oliver, and J. L. Ballester (ApJ 722, 1778-1792, 2010). REPRINT
Prominence thread seismology using the P1/2P2 ratio, by A. J. Diaz, R. Oliver, and J. L. Ballester, (accepted in ApJ). REPRINT

Schedule

Three meetings are planned. The first meeting took place between 29th March and 1st April 2010. The second meeting took place between 3rd and 5th November 2010. The last meeting was held between 5 and 8 September 2011.

Contact

Nicolas Labrosse
School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Glasgow
University Avenue
Glasgow G12 8QQ
Scotland
Direct line: +44 (0)141 330 3817
Fax: +44 (0)141 330 8600
Web: http://www.astro.gla.ac.uk/?p=171

Subsistence

A great deal of work is done thanks to the fine restaurants accepting groups of 10 or more people in the evening! Here are a few that we tried and liked, for future reference for ourselves and other teams...

Athen, Komninos Athanasios: Falkenplatz 1; Tel: +41 31 301 65 55
Restaurant Brasserie Anker (a.k.a. The Roeschti Place): Kornhausplatz 16; Tel: 031 311 11 13
Kornhaus Kornhausplatz 18; Tel: 031 327 72 72
Pizzeria Il Grissino Waisenhausplatz 28; Tel: 031 311 00 59
Metzgerstuebli Muenstergasse 60; Tel: 031 311 00 45
Altes Tramdepot (the biggest banana split ever!) Grosser Muristalden 6; Tel: 031 368 14 15
Santorini (Greek and Mediterranean cuisine) Gerberngasse 34; Tel: 031 312 18 12
Le Mazot (Swiss food: fondues, roeschti, raclette, ...) Barenplatz 5; Tel: 031 311 70 88
Luce (Italian) Zeughausgasse 28; Tel: 031 310 99 99