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The Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research operates Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) in California, which houses the highest-resolution solar optical telescope in the world at 1.6 meters. With its state-of-the-art adaptive optics and scientific instrumentation, the telescope obtains high-resolution views of the Sun’s surface features, such as sunspots, filaments, faculae, granulation, spicules and jets. Its instruments measure the magnetic fields and motions of these features to understand the basic physics of solar activity that affect the Earth and near-Earth technological systems. Through the BBSO telescope, NJIT scientists have explored how twisted magnetic fields interact to produce the sudden release of energy that powers solar flares, and the response of the solar plasma to such energy releases. Using data from multiple NASA solar spacecraft and advanced computer modeling, we are developing an understanding of fundamental processes that improve our ability to predict the occurrence and outcomes of such solar activity on the Earth.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Dale Gary
- Ctr for Solar-Terrestrial Research - Distinguished Professor
- Center for Solar Terrestrial Research - Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array - Director
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MRI RI-Track 2: Development of the Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array (EOVSA)-15--Major Upgrade of a Community Facility for Solar and Space Weather Physics
Nita, G. (CoPI), Chen, B. (PI) & Gary, D. (CoPI)
9/1/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Solar Flare Transport Processes Deduced from NASA Data and Microwave Imaging Spectroscopy
Gary, D. (PI)
10/17/22 → 10/16/25
Project: Research project
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Using Scaling Laws to Constrain Magneto-Thermal Coupling in Active Regions of the Sun with Multi-wavelength Microwave Imaging
Gary, D. (CoPI), Fleishman, G. (PI), Nita, G. (CoPI) & Jing, J. (CoPI)
9/1/22 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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Detection of long-lasting aurora-like radio emission above a sunspot
Yu, S., Chen, B., Sharma, R., Bastian, T. S., Mondal, S., Gary, D. E., Luo, Y. & Battaglia, M., Jan 2024, In: Nature Astronomy. 8, 1, p. 50-59 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Efficiency of solar microflares in accelerating electrons when rooted in a sunspot
Saqri, J., Veronig, A. M., Battaglia, A. F., Dickson, E. C. M., Gary, D. E. & Krucker, S., Mar 1 2024, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 683, A41.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Data-constrained Solar Modeling with GX Simulator
Nita, G. M., Fleishman, G. D., Kuznetsov, A. A., Anfinogentov, S. A., Stupishin, A. G., Kontar, E. P., Schonfeld, S. J., Klimchuk, J. A. & Gary, D. E., Jul 1 2023, In: Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series. 267, 1, 6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Scopus citations
Press/Media
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Astronomers Discover Surprising Radio Signals Emanating From the Sun
3/21/24
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Weird Aurora-Like Emissions Right Above Sunspot Seen 7 Years Ago Lasted for a Week
11/17/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media