Solar Orbiter - IRIS - ADITYA - Joint Workshop

Session

Solar eruptive events (Flares, CMEs, energetic phenomena)

6

17 Mar 2026, 16:45

Harnack Haus (Berlin)

51. online - Solar Flares observed from the Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope

Soumya Roy (Physical Research Laboratory, India)

17/03/2026, 16:45

Invited talk

First Name: Soumya
Last Name: Roy
Email Address: soumyaroy@iucaa.in
Affiliation: Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

All Authors: Soumya Roy

Abstract: Solar flares are among the most energetic phenomena in the solar atmosphere, releasing vast amounts of energy that drive dynamic changes across multiple layers. Understanding their impact on the lower solar...

52. Ultraviolet Irradiance Enhancements and Nonthermal Heating in Flare-associated Eruptions:

Luke Majury (Queen's University Belfast)

17/03/2026, 17:05

Contributed talk

First Name: Luke
Last Name: Majury
Email Address: lmajury01@qub.ac.uk
Affiliation: Queen's University Belfast

All Authors: Luke Majury, Marie Dominique, Ryan Milligan, Dana-Camelia Talpeanu, Ingolf Dammasch, David Berghmans

Abstract: While the majority of large magnitude flares (GOES M-class and above) are associated with eruptions of material, the excess irradiance from this...

53. On the Statistics of Coronal Mass Ejections

Marilena Mierla (Royal Observatory of Belgium)

18/03/2026, 09:00

Review talk

First Name: Marilena
Last Name: Mierla
Email Address: marilena.mierla@oma.be
Affiliation: Royal Observatory of Belgium

All Authors: EUI consortium team

Abstract: Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are huge eruptions of magnetized plasma that propagates out from the Sun into space. These powerful and complex events can interact with Earth's magnetic field and cause important...

54. Disruption of the October 3, 2024 CME by the Heliospheric Current Sheet – A Sun-to-Earth Analysis

Manuela Temmer (Institute of Physics, University of Graz, Austria)

18/03/2026, 09:30

Contributed talk

First Name: Manuela
Last Name: Temmer
Email Address: manuela.temmer@uni-graz.at
Affiliation: Institute of Physics, University of Graz, Austria

All Authors: M. Temmer(1), S.G. Heinemann (1,2), N. Dresing (3), E.

Abstract: We investigate combined remote-sensing and in-situ data for a case study on a coronal mass ejection (CME) interacting with the nearby located heliospheric...

55. Global MHD Modelling of CME Evolution as Context for Multi-Spacecraft Observations

Erika Palmerio (Predictive Science Inc.)

18/03/2026, 09:45

Contributed talk

First Name: Erika
Last Name: Palmerio
Email Address: epalmerio@predsci.com
Affiliation: Predictive Science Inc.

All Authors: Erika Palmerio, Cooper Downs, Ronald M. Caplan, Phillip Hess, Robin C. Colaninno, Abril Sahade, Cecilia Mac Cormack

Abstract: Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) have traditionally been investigated through two distinct observational regimes: in the solar...

56. How Solar Flares Look from Solar Orbiter: X-ray Insights from Half a Solar Cycle of Observations

Laura Hayes (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies)

18/03/2026, 10:00

Contributed talk

First Name: Laura
Last Name: Hayes
Email Address: laura.hayes@dias.ie
Affiliation: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

All Authors: Laura Hayes, Säm Krucker, Shane Maloney, Hannah Collier

Abstract: Solar Orbiter has now observed half a solar cycle of solar activity, with STIX providing a uniquely rich hard X-ray view of flares from a wide range of distances and heliospheric...

57. Unsaturated EUV imaging of solar flares at unprecedented temporal/spatial resolution

David Berghmans (GNOI)

18/03/2026, 10:15

Contributed talk

First Name: David
Last Name: Berghmans
Email Address: david.berghmans@oma.be
Affiliation: Royal Observatory of Belgium

All Authors: David Berghmans, Hannah Collier, Marie Dominique, Laua Hayes, Jana Kasparova, Emil Kraaikamp, Graham Kerr, Juraj Lorincik, Konstantina Loumou, Hamish Reid, Daniel Ryan, Cis Verbeeck

Abstract: Imaging flares in the EUV is difficult as the flare...

58. Energy release in solar flares

Vanessa Polito (Lockheed Martin Solar & Astrophysics Laboratory)

18/03/2026, 11:15

Review talk

First Name: Vanessa
Last Name: Polito
Email Address: polito@lmsal.com
Affiliation: Lockheed Martin Solar & Astrophysics Laboratory

All Authors: Vanessa Polito

Abstract: In this review talk, I will discuss recent advances in our understanding of the energy-release mechanisms operating during the impulsive phase of solar flares. Although the fundamental picture of magnetic...

60. Spatial Variation of Flare Energy Transport Mechanisms as Revealed by Solar Orbiter's Major Flare Campaign

Graham Kerr (University of Glasgow)

18/03/2026, 11:45

Contributed talk

First Name: Graham
Last Name: Kerr
Email Address: graham.kerr.2@glasgow.ac.uk
Affiliation: University of Glasgow

All Authors: Sam Krucker, Joel Allred, Jenny M Rodriguez-Gomez, Andrew Inglis, Daniel Ryan, Laura Hayes, Ryan Milligan, Adam Kowalski, Joesph Plowman, Peter Young, Therese Kucera, Jeffrey Brosius

Abstract: Solar flare ribbons and footpoints represent crucial...

61. Solar Orbiter Observations Take Us Beyond the Standard Solar Model

Eric Priest (ST ANDREWS UNIVERSITY)

18/03/2026, 12:00

Contributed talk

First Name: Eric
Last Name: Priest
Email Address: eric.r.priest@st-andrews.ac.uk
Affiliation: ST ANDREWS UNIVERSITY

All Authors: ERIC PRIEST and PRADEEP CHITTA

Abstract: We report observations of the pre-flare and impulsive phases for an M7.7 solar flare on Sept 30, 2024 by Solar Orbiter (especially by the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) and the Spectrometer/Telescope for...

62. Magnetic Drivers of Solar Flares

Maria Kazachenko (University of Colorado Boulder)

18/03/2026, 13:30

Invited talk

First Name: Maria
Last Name: Kazachenko
Email Address: maria.kazachenko@colorado.edu
Affiliation: University of Colorado Boulder

All Authors: Maria D. Kazachenko

Abstract: Space weather is primarily driven by the activity of our Sun. Invisible yet powerful magnetic fields, generated within the Sun, determine when and where the next solar eruption will occur. In this talk, I will...

63. Evolution of Flare Ribbon Bead-like Structures in a Solar Flare

Ryan French (Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics / University of Colorado Boulder)

18/03/2026, 13:50

Contributed talk

First Name: Ryan
Last Name: French
Email Address: ryan.french@lasp.colorado.edu
Affiliation: Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics / University of Colorado Boulder

All Authors: Ryan J. French, Maria D. Kazachenko, David Berghmans, Elke D’Huys, Marie Dominique, Ritesh Patel, Dana-Camelia Talpeanu, Cole A. Tamburri, and Rahul Yadav

Abstract: We present fast cadence and high...

64. Constraining ion acceleration in behind-the-limb gamma-ray flares with Fermi-LAT, SolO/STIX, and ground-based radio observations

Song Tan (Leibniz-Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP))

18/03/2026, 14:05

Contributed talk

First Name: Song
Last Name: Tan
Email Address: awarmuth@aip.de
Affiliation: Leibniz-Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP)

All Authors: Alexander Warmuth, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, NIcola Omodei, Song Tan

Abstract: Compared to energetic electrons in solar flares, which can be readily observed in hard X-rays and radio, our understanding of energetic ions is severely deficient. Our...

65. Analysis of quasi-periodic pulsations and three-dimensional slipping reconnection using IRIS & STIX

Juraj Lorincik (BAERI/LMSAL)

18/03/2026, 14:20

Contributed talk

First Name: Juraj
Last Name: Lorincik
Email Address: lorincik@baeri.org
Affiliation: BAERI/LMSAL

All Authors: Juraj Lorincik, Hannah Collier, Vanessa Polito, Laura Hayes, William H. Ashfield IV, Nabil Freij

Abstract: Slipping motions of flare ribbon kernels and the formation of hard X-ray (HXR) footpoints are important observational signatures of magnetic reconnection. The...

66. Small EUV brightenings in region of high free magnetic energy before a flare - are they a signature of the flare onset?

Louise Harra (PMOD/WRC & ETH Zurich)

18/03/2026, 15:05

Contributed talk

First Name: Louise
Last Name: Harra
Email Address: louise.harra@pmodwrc.ch
Affiliation: PMOD/WRC & ETH Zurich

All Authors: Louise Harra, Kanya Kusano, Yingjie Zhu, Krzysztof Barczynski, Adriana De Sassi, Ioannis Kontogiannis

Abstract: The Solar Orbiter high resolution EUV imager (HRI_EUV) has observed a number of solar flares with the highest ever spatial resolution in the...

67. Major advances in solar energetic particle research thanks to Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe missions

Laura Rodríguez-García (European Space Agency)

18/03/2026, 15:20

Invited talk

First Name: Laura
Last Name: Rodríguez-García
Email Address: lau.rod.gar@gmail.com
Affiliation: European Space Agency

All Authors: Laura Rodríguez-García

Abstract: Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe are providing unprecedented observations of solar energetic particles (SEPs) close to the Sun. Solar Orbiter’s Energetic Particle Detector (EPD) measures SEPs with high temporal...

68. The temporal and spatial scales of EUV flare kernels: New insights from EUI/HRI

Hannah Collier (FHNW)

18/03/2026, 15:40

Contributed talk

First Name: Hannah
Last Name: Collier
Email Address: hannah.collier@fhnw.ch
Affiliation: FHNW

All Authors: Hannah Collier, Säm Krucker, Laura Hayes, Emil Kraaikamp, David Berghmans, Daniel Ryan

Abstract: By studying the dynamics of flare ribbons, one obtains an indirect measurement of reconnection in the corona. The aim of this work is to quantify the spatial and temporal scales...