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Energy release in solar flares

Summary of the Proceedings of the Workshop on Energy Release in Flares, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; 26 February–1 March 1979

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We summarize key problems in our understanding of energy release in solar flares, as addressed by participants in a recent workshop. These problems fall into three broad areas: (i) Transport and thermalization of energy, (ii) acceleration of particles, and (iii) origin and effects of mass motions. We then describe how suitably coordinated collaborative observing sequences during the forthcoming Solar Maximum Year are potentially capable of resolving some of these issues.

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  1. A. Gordon Emslie

    Present address: Institute for Plasma Research, Stanford University, Via Crespi, 94305, Stanford, Calif., U.S.A.

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Emslie, A.G., Rust, D.M. Energy release in solar flares. Sol Phys 65, 271–281 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00152794

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