Month: May 2026

Interplanetary Type III radio Emission Locations determined from the Underlying Electron Exciter Beam Kinematics by Michael Reiner

May 26, 2026

Type III solar radio bursts, which appear as characteristic frequency-drifting features on radio dynamic spectra, are generated by energetic beams of electrons originating in solar active regions and propagating through the solar corona and interplanetary medium. The early low frequency spacecraft observations of interplanetary type III bursts prompted efforts to locate and track the observed radio source regions through the interplanetary medium. Without imaging capabilities on interplanetary spacecraft, a number […]

A solar jet-induced perturbation propagating through coronal loops and in-loop electron beam transport as indicated by type II and type N radio bursts by Xiangliang Kong

May 12, 2026

Solar type II radio bursts are slow-drifting emissions in radio dynamic spectra, traditionally interpreted as signatures of shock waves driven by fast coronal mass ejections (CMEs). They provide the primary diagnostics for energetic electron acceleration and transport in solar eruptions. However, a puzzling class of metric type II bursts occurs without any detectable CME and is linked only to relatively weak solar flares and small-scale jets. The fundamental question is: […]