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Solar Coronal Heating

Solar Coronal Heating is a physical process in solar astrophysics referring to the mechanism by which the Sun's corona attains and maintains temperatures significantly higher than those of the photosphere, despite being farther from the energy-generating core.

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Dynamics of the quiescent solar corona

R. Rosner, W. H. Tucker, G. S. Vaiana · The Astrophysical Journal · 1978 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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The Solar Probe Plus Mission: Humanity’s First Visit to Our Star

N. J. Fox, M. Velli, S. D. Bale et al. · Space Science Reviews · 2015 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Kinetic Physics of the Solar Corona and Solar Wind

E. Marsch · Living Reviews in Solar Physics · 2006 · 730 citations · Full text

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Resonant absorption of Alfvenic surface waves and the heating of solar coronal loops

J. A. Ionson · The Astrophysical Journal · 1978 · 629 citations

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RADIO EMISSION FROM SOLAR FLARES

T. S. Bastian, A. O. Benz, Dale E. Gary · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 1998 · 611 citations

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  1. ER
    E. R. Priest

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    19 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. AR
    Amy R. Winebarger

    Marshall Space Flight Center, United States

    16 publications · 985 citations

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  3. VH
    V. H. Hansteen

    University of Oslo, Norway

    19 publications · 1.5K citations

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  4. HP
    Hardi Peter

    Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany

    16 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. LG
    L. Golub

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    14 publications · 1.5K citations

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Institutions

355

  1. United States Naval Research Laboratory

    Washington, United States

    34 h-index

    74 publications

    5.8K citations

  2. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    30 h-index

    64 publications

    6.1K citations

  3. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    30 h-index

    119 publications

    10.5K citations

  4. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    29 h-index

    104 publications

    5.6K citations

  5. Lockheed Martin (United States)

    Bethesda, United States

    26 h-index

    86 publications

    9.7K citations

  6. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    26 h-index

    71 publications

    5.4K citations

  7. Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

    Göttingen, Germany

    23 h-index

    85 publications

    5.8K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    22 h-index

    73 publications

    4.2K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 292 publications · 21.7K citations

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  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    64 publications · 3.2K citations

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  3. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    28 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. Solar Physics

    29 publications · 1.6K citations

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