From: John Leibacher – john.leibacher@gmail.com
Topical Issue of Solar Physics on “Solar Flare Magnetic Fields and Plasmas”
We solicit manuscripts on this general subject for inclusion in a Topical Issue of Solar Physics. The deadline for submission of statements of interest with a tentative i) title, ii) abstract, iii) author list, iv) estimated number of Solar Physics pages, and v) three suggestions for referees, preferably with E-Mail, is 1 November 2010, and the deadline for manuscript submission is 31 December 2010.
This Topical Issue is an outgrowth of the workshop “The Origin, Evolution, and Diagnosis of Solar Flare Magnetic Fields and Plasmas: Honoring the Contributions of Dick Canfield”, which was held at HAO of NCAR in Boulder, Colorado, August 2010. This Topical Issue is not a conference proceedings, and it is not limited to research presented at the workshop. All submissions must be completed original papers that meet the regular quality of the Journal. The Topical Issue will start off with several invited reviews to summarize the subject and frame the work in the research papers which follow. Please consult Solar Physics 265, 2010 for a recent Topical Issue.
Topics to be included in the Topical Issue include:
# radiation transport theory and diagnostics of flare plasmas
# flare and CME energy storage and release, and the ensuing dynamics
# the measurement and analysis of vector magnetic fields
# the connections between solar magnetic fields and disturbances in the interplanetary medium
In order to respect the other contributors, we will be strict with deadlines for submission, refereeing, and proofing. Papers that are late, either because of delays in submission or protracted refereeing, will appear individually in later issues of the Journal.
For further information, and submission of statements of intent, please contact: John Leibacher (john.leibacher@gmail.com) or George Fisher (fisher@ssl.berkeley.edu) John Leibacher (Solar Physics editor), George Fisher (guest editor), Yuhong Fan (guest editor)