Magnetodynamic Phenomena in the Solar Atmosphere Prototypes of Stellar Magnetic Activity

These are the Proceedings of Colloquium No. 153 of the International Astro­ nomical Union, held at Makuhari near Tokyo on May 22 - 26, 1995, and hosted by the National Astronomical Observatory. This meeting was intended to be an interdisciplinary meeting between re­ searchers of solar and stellar activity, in order for them to exchange the newest information in each field. While each of these areas has seen remarkable advances in recent years, and while the researchers in each field have felt that information from the other's domain would be extremely useful in their own work, there have not been very many opportunities for intensive exchanges of information between these closely related fields. We therefore expected much from this meeting in pro­ viding stellar researchers with new results of research on the counterparts of their targets of research, spatially and temporarily resolved, as observed on the Sun. Likewise we hoped to provide solar researchers with new results on gigantic ver­ sions of their targets of research under the very different physical circumstances on other active stars. It was our greatest pleasure that we had wide attendance of experts and active researchers of both research fields from all over the world. This led to extremely interesting talks and very lively discussions, thereby stimulating the exchange of ideas across the fields.

I. Magnetic Atmospheres of the Sun and Stars.- I.1. The Solar Corona, the Magnetic Atmosphere of the Sun.- I.2. High Temperature Outer Atmospheres of Other Stars.- II. Wind and Mass-Loss from the Sun and Stars.- II. 1. Wind and Mass-Loss from the Sun.- II. 2. Wind and Mass-Loss from Stars.- III. Production of Superhot Plasma and High-Energy Particles in the Sun and Stars.- III.1. Solar Flares.- III.2. Stellar Flares.- III.3. Models of Flares.- IV. Magnetic Behavior of the Sun and Stars.- IV.1. Active Zones and Coronal Holes of the Sun and Their Cycle Variation.- IV.2. Observed Domain of Activity on Stars.- V. Governing Factors of Solar/Stellar Activity.- Poster Papers.- Posters for Session I.- Posters for Session II.- Posters for Session III.- Posters for Session IV.