1

I could not understand the differences between a CME and a Solar flare, aside from the fact that they differ in magnitude.

honeste_vivere
  • 16,028
Jokerp
  • 500

2 Answers2

1

A solar flare is just an enhancement of electromagnetic radiation in the UV to $\gamma$-ray range (mostly UV and x-rays). A coronal mass ejection (CME) is a large eruption or ejection of plasma from the solar corona and upper chromosphere. That is, the former is defined by the intensification of massless photons in the UV to $\gamma$-ray range while the latter is defined by the physical release of about a billion tons of plasma.

You may find the following helpful as well: https://physics.stackexchange.com/a/258093/59023 and https://physics.stackexchange.com/a/149199/59023 and https://physics.stackexchange.com/a/549420/59023.

honeste_vivere
  • 16,028
0

A solar flare is very different from a solar flare They are only similar in the sense that they both come from the sun can cause solar particle events

Harrychink
  • 89