LOFAR might be able to identify fine structures and the related processes in the CME/flare current sheet. These structures and processes would reveal important details on the physics of magnetic reconnection that drives the eruption. Turbulence should be a key for understanding the magnetic reconnection process taking place in the large-scale current sheet developed in the major eruption. Similar process is very likely to occur in the other astrophysical environments of large-scale. If interested, an overview on this topic would be helpful.
Article Review on Current Sheets in CME Development: Theories and Observations
Dear Jun, I've been recently using LOFAR solar data, the LOFAR solar imaging observation has two modes: (1) the interferometry, have a high spatial resolution of about 200 arcsec but low time resolution of about ~1s. (2) the Beamformed mode has a low spatial resolution of about 20 arcmin, but very high time resolution of about 0.01s and high frequency-resolution of about 12kHz (4096 channels);
And yes, there are many kinds of new fine structures can be seen in the dynamic spectra observed by LOFAR, for example, the Fig.9 in this paper:Preprint On the Source Position and Duration of a Solar Type III Radi...
Also, there are still many kinds of fine structures observed by LOFAR can not be properly interpreted, so there are lots of interesting work to do in LOFAR solar data.
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