Solar Flares Are 6.5 Times Hotter Than We Thought

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Solar Limb Flare and Scaled EarthSolar flares heat ions much more strongly than electrons. The finding offers a new explanation for spectral line broadening. Recent work from the University of St Andrews suggests that particles in solar flares can become 6.5 times hotter than earlier estimates, offering an unexpected resolution to a mystery about the Sun that has persisted for [...]
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