spray

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Term: spray
Definition:

Luminous material ejected from a solar flare with sufficient velocity to escape the Sun (675 km/s). Sprays are usually seen in H-alpha with complex and rapidly changing form. There is little evidence that sprays are focused by magnetic fields.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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