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When the chromosphere is heated by energy flows from the flare region,it expands into the corona. This process is known as the chromospheric ‘evaporation’ and it is an important source of high-temperature plasma in flares. Two facts give evidence for the existence of this effect. First, upward flows are often observed in flares. Second, hydrodynamic models of the evaporation process agree reasonably well with observational data from many flares.
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Somov, B.V. (1992). Chromospheric Heating: The Mechanism Producing High-Temperature Plasma in Solar Flares. In: Physical Processes in Solar Flares. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 172. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2396-9_2
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