MAX MILLENNIUM NEWS 20 June 2012 CONTENTS
1. NEW "GREAT FLARE WATCH" ANNOUNCEMENTS 2. E-PRINTS POSTED IN THE PAST WEEK 3. FROM THE EDITOR =====================================================================
1. NEW "GREAT FLARE WATCH" ANNOUNCEMENTS ----------------------------------------
The solar flare science derived from observation of >50 MeV gamma rays by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) can be enhanced significantly if the overall solar exposure and duty cycle is increased. This can be done by a change in the spacecraft pointing modes during times of high solar activity. Through a "Great Flare Watch" announcement in the Max Millennium Message of the Day (MOTD), the Max Millennium Chief Observers aim to provide an appropriate alert. Goals and target selection criteria are described in Max Millennium Coordinated Observing Plan 018, "REGION LIKELY TO PRODUCE GREAT FLARES", http://solar.physics.montana.edu/max_millennium/ops/op018/op018.html
A unique Solar Target of Opportunity operational plan, which will be used in response to Great Flare Watch alerts, has been organized by the Fermi team. Of course, an active region that produces great flares will be of interest to other ground and space-based instruments, as well. If your instrument can beneficially use this alert of high probability of flares of GOES class >X5, please contact canfield@physics.montana.edu about such practical matters as the UT timing of the MOTD.
2. E-PRINTS POSTED IN THE PAST WEEK -----------------------------------
http://solar.physics.montana.edu/cgi-bin/eprint/default_page.pl
Study of flare energy release using events with numerous type III-like bursts in microwaves -- N. S. Meshalkina, A. T. Altyntsev, D. A. Zhdanov, S. V. Lesovoi, A. A. Kochanov, Yan Yihua, Tan Chengming
Properties of the Acceleration Regions in Several Loop-structured Solar Flares -- Guo, Jingnan; Emslie, A. Gordon; Massone, Anna Maria; Piana, Michele
Observations of Plasma Upflow in a Warm Loop with Hinode/EIS -- Durgesh Tripathi, Helen E. Mason, Giulio Del Zanna, and Steve Bradshaw
Automatically Detecting and Tracking CMEs I: Separation of dynamic and quiescent components in coronagraph images -- Huw Morgan, Jason P. Byrne, Shadia R. Habbal
Automatic Detection and Tracking of Coronal Mass Ejections II: Multiscale Filtering of Coronagraph Images -- Jason P. Byrne, Huw Morgan, Shadia R. Habbal, Peter T. Gallagher
Impulsive acceleration of coronal mass ejections: II. Relation to SXR flares and filament eruptions -- B. M. Bein, S. Berkebile-Stoiser, A. M. Veronig, M. Temmer, B. Vrsnak
3. FROM THE EDITOR ------------------
The Max Millennium program exists to enhance all aspects of solar flare research. If you have news that is of broad interest to that community, feel free to send your message to the MMScience e-mail list: http://solar.physics.montana.edu/max_millennium/mmlists.shtml Address questions to canfield at physics.montana.edu