Zhang, J.; Zhang, B.; Li, T.; Yang, S.; Zhang, Y.; Li, L.; Chen, F.; Peter, H.: Coronal Heating By the Interaction between Emerging Active Regions and the Quiet Sun Observed By the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Astrophysical Journal 799, L27 (2015)
Chen, F.; Peter, H.; Bingert, S.; Cheung, M. C. M.: A model for the formation of the active region corona driven by magnetic flux emergence. Astronomy and Astrophysics 564, A12 (2014)
Li, L. P.; Peter, H.; Chen, F.; Zhang, J.: Conversion from mutual helicity to self-helicity observed with IRIS. Astronomy and Astrophysics 570, A93 (2014)
Tian, H.; DeLuca, E. E.; Cranmer, S. R.; De Pontieu, B.; Peter, H.; Martinez-Sykora, J.; Golub, L.; McKillop, S.; Reeves, K. K.; Miralles, M. P.et al.; McCauley, P.; Saar, S.; Testa, P.; Weber, M.; Murphy, N.; Lemen, J.; Title, A.; Boerner, P.; Hurlburt, N.; Tarbell, T. D.; Wuelser, J. P.; Kleint, L.; Kankelborg, C.; Jaeggli, S.; Carlsson, M.; Hansteen, V.; McIntosh, S. W.: Prevalence of small-scale jets from the networks of the solar transition region and chromosphere. Science 346 (6207), 1255711 (2014)
Tian, H.; Kleint, L.; Peter, H.; Weber, M.; Testa, P.; DeLuca, E.; Golub, L.; Schanche, N.: Observations of Subarcsecond Bright Dots in the Transition Region above Sunspots with the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph. Astrophysical Journal 790 (2), L29 (2014)
Bourdin, P.-A.; Bingert, S.; Peter, H.: Observationally driven 3D magnetohydrodynamics model of the solar corona above an active region. Astronomy and Astrophysics 555, A123 (2013)
Peter, H.; Bingert, S.; Klimchuk, J. A.; de Forest, C.; Cirtain, J. W.; Golub, L.; Winebarger, A. R.; Kobayashi, K.; Korreck, K. E.: Structure of solar coronal loops: from miniature to large-scale. Astronomy and Astrophysics 556, A104 (2013)
van Wettum, T.; Bingert, S.; Peter, H.: Parameterisation of coronal heating: spatial distribution and observable consequences. Astronomy and Astrophysics 554, A39 (2013)
Wang, X.; McIntosh, S. W.; Curdt, W.; Tian, H.; Peter, H.; Xia, L.-D.: Temperature dependence of ultraviolet line parameters in network and internetwork regions of the quiet Sun and coronal holes. Astronomy and Astrophysics 557, A126 (2013)
Wiegelmann, T.; Solanki, S. K.; Borrero, J. M.; Peter, H.; Barthol, P.; Gandorfer, A.; Martínez Pillet, V.; Schmidt, W.; Knölker, M.: Evolution of the Fine Structure of Magnetic Fields in the Quiet Sun: Observations from Sunrise/IMaX and Extrapolations. Solar Physics 283, pp. 253 - 272 (2013)
The research group “Solar Lower Atmosphere and Magnetism” (SLAM) studies the conditions and dynamic processes in the atmospheric layer between the solar surface (photosphere) and the overlying chromosphere, an approximately 2000 km thick gas layer.
The main research fields of the department "Sun and Heliosphere" are covered by the research groups "Solar and Stellar Coronae", "Solar Lower Atmosphere and Magnetism", "Solar and Stellar Magnetohydrodynamics" and "Solar Variability and Climate".
How does our star heat its outer atmosphere, the solar corona, to unimaginable temperatures of up to 10 million degrees Celsius? With unprecedented observational data from ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft and powerful computer simulations, ERC starting grant awardee Pradeep Chitta intends to bring new momentum to the search for the coronal heating mechanism.