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RSAA Colloquium: David Pontin (U.Newcastle)

Heating and dynamics of the Sun’s atmosphere.

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20 May 2025 11:00am
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Professor David Pontin from the University of Newcastle
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David Pontin

Heating and dynamics of the Sun’s atmosphere

The Sun is a unique laboratory for understanding fundamental processes occurring in astrophysical plasmas. Energy transport from the solar interior to the atmosphere results in multi-million degree coronal temperatures, accelerating the solar wind out into the heliosphere. Moreover, it drives dynamic atmospheric phenomena such as flares, eruptions and jets. I will give an overview of (selected) observations and MHD modelling efforts.

Location

Duffield Lecture Theatre or Zoom