Spectral Line Profile Changes Associated with Energetic Solar Transients

TL;DR

This paper explores how energetic solar transients impact spectral line profiles and the observed magnetic and velocity field changes, addressing measurement challenges during solar flares.

Contribution

It provides recent insights into the physical processes linking solar energetic transients with spectral line profile alterations and magnetic field observations.

Findings

Spectral line profiles are significantly affected during energetic transients.

Magnetic and velocity field measurements can be distorted by flare-induced line profile changes.

Understanding these effects is crucial for accurate solar observations.

Abstract

Solar energetic transients occurring in solar atmosphere are associated with catastrophic release of energy in the solar corona. These transients inject a part of their energy by various physical processes to the deeper, denser photospheric layer at which velocity and magnetic fields are measured using suitable spectral lines. Serious questions have been raised about the nature of the observed magnetic (and velocity) field changes associated with energetic transients as their measurements are expected to be affected by flare-induced line profile changes. In this paper, we shall discuss some recent progress on our understanding of the physical processes associated with such events.