We are pleased to invite abstracts for an upcoming session at National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) 2026, titled “Symphony of Waves and Plasma (SWAP): Insights into Solar Atmospheric Coupling in the High-Resolution Era”. NAM will be hosted at the University of Birmingham from 20 – 24 July 2026.
please submit your abstract using the link below.
The deadline for the Abstract Submission is 23:45 on the 2nd of April, 2026.
Session details: Symphony of Waves and Plasma (SWAP): Insights into Solar Atmospheric Coupling in the High-Resolution Era [SWAP]
One of the most enduring challenges in solar physics is understanding the transport of energy and mass through the Sun’s coupled atmospheric layers. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves provide powerful diagnostics of plasma and magnetic topology and, together with dynamic processes such as jets, flows, and magnetic reconnection, are thought to drive energy transfer, localized coronal heating, and solar wind acceleration. Recent high-resolution observations from SDO, Hinode, DKIST, IRIS, ALMA, ROSA, and Solar Orbiter reveal unprecedented details of magnetic oscillations, highlighting the complex interaction between waves and plasma motions.
Despite decades of research, key questions persist: How do waves interact with flows and magnetic structures? What mechanisms dominate wave excitation and energy dissipation? How do these processes scale from small events to global dynamics? Addressing these requires multi-wavelength observations integrated with advanced simulations that capture nonlinear, multi-scale behavior.
This session will provide a forum for researchers to share recent breakthroughs in observations, theory, and modelling and discuss future directions for MUSE and SOLAR-C. Ultimately, understanding these interconnected processes will advance our understanding of how waves and associated plasma processes drive the Sun’s outer atmosphere and influence the space environment, a goal central to modern solar and heliospheric physics.
Session Organizers: Balveer Singh, Sargam Mulay, Georgios Chouliaras, Hidetaka Kuniyoshi, Hemanthi Miriyala, Samuel Skirvin, Peter Wyper, Richard Morton
Contact email: bsingh001@dundee.ac.uk