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Magnetic imprints, the rapid and irreversible evolution of photospheric magnetic fields as a feedback from flares in the corona, have been confirmed by many previous studies. These studies showed that the horizontal field will permanently…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-31 Zekun Lu , Weiguang Cao , Gaoxiang Jin , Yining Zhang , Mingde Ding , Yang Guo

As a star spins-down during the main sequence, its wind properties are affected. In this work, we investigate how the Earth's magnetosphere has responded to the change in the solar wind. Earth's magnetosphere is simulated using 3D…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-25 S. Carolan , A. A. Vidotto , C. Loesch , P. Coogan

Sequences of line-of-sight (LOS) magnetograms recorded by the Michelson-Doppler Imager are used to quantitatively characterize photospheric magnetic structure and evolution in three active regions that rotated across the Sun's disk during…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 B. T. Welsch , S. Christe , J. M. McTiernan

We investigate the ratio of the vertical and horizontal velocities of the photospheric plasma flows in the region of emerging magnetic fields on the Sun. We carried out a study of photospheric velocities during the first hours of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-12-17 A. Khlystova

This paper addresses the fundamental science question: "How does solar wind energy flow through the Earth's magnetosphere, how is it converted and distributed?". We need to understand how the Sun creates the heliosphere, and how the planets…

Thirty-four years of WSO (Wilcox Solar Observatory) and thirteen years of SOHO/MDI (Michelson Doppler Imager on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) magnetograms have been studied to measure the east-west inclination angle, indicating…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-23 Leyan Lo , Todd Hoeksema , Phil Scherrer

Context: Solar active regions (ARs) are key manifestations of the Sun's magnetic activity, displaying diverse spatial and temporal characteristics. Their formation and evolution play a crucial role in understanding the solar dynamo and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-06 M. Švanda , J. Jurčák , M. Schmassmann

We simulate the rise through the upper convection zone and emergence through the solar surface of initially uniform, untwisted, horizontal magnetic flux with the same entropy as the non-magnetic plasma that is advected into a domain 48 Mm…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 R. F. Stein , A. Lagerfjärd , Å. Nordlund , D. Georgobiani

Context. Young, solar analogue stars provide key insights into the early stages of stellar evolution, particularly in terms of magnetic activity and rotation. Their rapid rotation, high flaring rate, and enhanced surface activity make them…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-04 A. Görgei , L. Kriskovics , K. Vida , B. Seli , K. Oláh , P. Sági , A. Bódi , S. P. Järvinen , K. G. Strassmeier , A. Pál , Zs. Kővári

We describe a new form of small-scale magnetic flux emergence in the quiet Sun. This process seems to take vertical magnetic fields from the solar interior to the photosphere, where they appear above granular convection cells. High-cadence…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 D. Orozco Suarez , L. R. Bellot Rubio , J. C. del Toro Iniesta , S. Tsuneta

The magnetic fields and dynamical processes in the solar polar regions play a crucial role in the solar magnetic cycle and in supplying mass and energy to the fast solar wind, ultimately being vital in controlling solar activities and…

The Sun shows a global magnetic field cycle traditionally best visible in the photosphere as a changing sunspot cycle featuring roughly an 11 year period. In addition we know that our host star also harbours small-scale magnetic fields…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-20 D. Utz , R. Muller , T. Van Doorsselaere

Rotation is a prominent feature of the Sun, and it plays a crucial role in the generation and dynamic evolution of solar magnetic fields. The daily composite time series of Ca II K plage areas from 1907 February 1 to 2023 December 31 is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-18 N. B. Xiang , X. H. Zhao , L. H. Deng , F. Y. Li , M. Wan , S. Y. Qi

Several coronal bright points identified in a quiet region of the Sun from SOHO/EIT Fe XII images are found to have a time evolution from birth to decay which is extremely well correlated with the rise and fall of magnetic flux as…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Paweł Preś , Kenneth J. H. Phillips

Motivated by the need to improve the ability to forecast whether a certain coronal mass ejection (CME) is to impact Earth, and by the insufficiency of statistical studies that analyze the whole erupting system with the focus on the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-21 M. V. Sieyra , M. Cécere , H. Cremades , F. A. Iglesias , A. Sahade , M. Mierla , G. Stenborg , A. Costa , M. West , E. D'Huys

The Sun is a magnetically active star and is the source of the solar wind, electromagnetic radiation and energetic particles which affect the heliosphere and the Earths atmosphere. The magnetic field of the Sun is responsible for most of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-04 Soumitra Hazra

In the following short review we will outline some of the possible interaction processes of lower solar atmospheric plasma with the embedded small-scale solar magnetic fields. After introducing the topic, important types of small-scale…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-10-07 Santiago Vargas Domínguez , Dominik Utz

We investigate spatio-temporal evolution of high-degree acoustic mode frequencies of the Sun and the surface magnetic activity, over the course of multiple solar cycles, to improve our understanding of the connection between the solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-20 Mackenzie A. Baird , Sushanta C. Tripathy , Kiran Jain

We carried out a multi-wavelength study of a CME and a medium-size 1B/C1.3 flare occurring on 12 May 1997. We present the investigation of magnetic-field variations in the NOAA Active Region 8038 which was observed on the Sun during 7--16…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-06-15 Rajmal Jain , Arun K. Awasthi , Babita Chandel , Lokesh Bharti , Y. Hanaoka , A. L. Kiplinger

Solar flares result from the rapid conversion of stored magnetic energy within the Sun's corona. These energy releases are associated with coronal magnetic loops, which are rooted in dense photospheric plasma and are passively transported…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-28 M. Berretti , S. Mestici , L. Giovannelli , D. Del Moro , M. Stangalini , F. Giannattasio , F. Berrilli