Solar Journal Club -- PHYS 500-13

Coordinator: Charles Kankelborg kankel@mithra.physics.montana.edu

Time: Tuesday 10:00-10:50 AM

Place: Dayton Conference Room (EPS 258) 


In this seminar, graduate student and faculty participants will review recent journal articles and preprints in order to familiarize themselves with the "state of the art" of the major observational and theoretical research topics of the discipline and the MSU research program. From time to time, "classic" papers of enduring value may be discussed. The typical weekly meeting will consist of a one-hour critical discussion of a journal article, copies of which will have been distributed to, and read by, all participants during the previous week. Each discussion will be informally led by a student or faculty member. Participants will be expected to contribute actively to all discussions, and to lead an occasional one on a rotating basis.

When appropriate, these discussions will be replaced by an informal presentation of personal research results by MSU students, faculty, or scientific visitors. 


Here is a list of suggested titles from the current literature. 

Schedule:

Week
Discussion Leader Paper
9/4 Organizational meeting
9/9 Trae Winter Del Zanna, Solar Active Regions:the Footpoints of 1 MK Loops
9/16 Angela DesJardins Antiochos, Karpen, and DeVore, Coronal Magnetic Field Relaxation by Null-Point Reconnection
9/23 Jonathan Cirtain Aschwanden, The Differential Emission Measure in the Multiloop Corona
9/30 K.D. Leka Leka, The Vector Magnetic Fields and Thermodynamics of Sunspot Light Bridges: The Case for Field-Free Disruptions in Sunspots
10/7 Andrew Holt Leka and Metcalf, Active-Region Magnetic Structure Observed in the Photosphere and Chromosphere
10/8 Duncan Mackay Special Meeting at 3:10pm
Suggested Readings:
Mackay, Priest, and Lockwood, Evolution of the Sun's Open Magnetic Flux - I. A Single Bipole-AND-
Evolution of the Sun's Open Magnetic Flux - II. Full Solar Cycle Simulations
10/14 Steve Saar "Stellar Magnetic Cycles: What We Know from Observations"
Suggested Reading: Saar and Brandenburg, Time Evolution of the Magnetic Activity Cycle Period. II. Results for an Expanded Stellar Sample
10/21 Dibyendu Nandi "Coronal Heating: Theory and Observations"
Suggested Reading: Fisher, et.al, Coronal Heating in Active Regions as a Function of Global Magnetic Variables
10/28 Patricia Jibben Labonte, Mickey, and Leka, The Imaging Vector Magnetograph at Haleakala: II Reconstruction of the Stokes Spectra
11/4 Adria Updike Nandy, Hahn, Canfield, and Longcope, Detection of a Taylor-like Plasma Relaxation Process in the Sun
11/11 No SJC Veteran's Day
11/18 Stephane Regnier Bleybel, Amari, van Driel-Gesztelyi, and Leka, Global Budget for an Eruptive Active Region: I. Equilibrium Reconstruction Approach
11/25 Silvina Guidoni Chandrasekhar and Kendall, On Force-Free Magnetic Fields
12/2 Jason Scott Testa, Peres, Reale, and Orlando, Temperature and Density Structure of Hot and Cool Loops Derived From the Analysis of TRACE Data
12/9 Lewis Fox Tsurutani, Gonzalez, Lakhina, and Alex, The Extreme Magnetic Storm of 1-2 September 1859
12/16 No SJC Finals Week

Links to journals

Group participants (who get papers)
  1. Acton
  2. Canfield
  3. Cirtain
  4. DesJardins
  5. Fox
  6. Guidoni
  7. Holt
  8. Jibben
  9. Kankelborg
  10. Klapper (Campus Mail to Math Department)
  11. Klumpar
  12. Larsen, Brian
  13. Larson, Michelle
  14. Longcope
  15. Martens
  16. McKenzie (Electronic copy only)
  17. Nandi
  18. Regnier
  19. Scott, Jason (Place copy in SJC envelope in IPL)
  20. Updike
  21. Winter
  22. Yoshimura

Past Schedules:

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