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A number of observational and theoretical aspects of solar magnetoconvection are considered in this review. We discuss recent developments in our understanding of the small-scale structure of the magnetic field on the solar surface and its…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-12-29 J. M. Borrero , S. Jafarzadeh , M. Schüssler , S. K. Solanki

Using turbulent MHD simulations (magnetic Reynolds numbers up to 8000) and Hinode observations, we study effects of turbulence on measuring the solar magnetic field outside active regions. Firstly, from synthetic Stokes V profiles for the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Jonathan Pietarila Graham , Sanja Danilovic , Manfred Schuessler

The sunspot penumbra is a transition zone between the strong vertical magnetic field area (sunspot umbra) and the quiet Sun. The penumbra has a fine filamentary structure that is characterized by magnetic field lines inclined toward the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-12-02 I. N. Kitiashvili , A. G. Kosovichev , N. N. Mansour , A. A. Wray

For Sun-like stars, the generation of toroidal magnetic field from poloidal magnetic field is an essential piece of the dynamo mechanism powering their magnetism. Previous authors have estimated the net toroidal flux generated in each…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-23 Adam J. Finley , Sacha A. Brun , Antoine Strugarek , Robert Cameron

Computational heliophysics has shed light on the fundamental physical processes inside the Sun, such as the differential rotation, meridional circulation, and dynamo-generation of magnetic fields. However, despite the substantial advances,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-25 A. G. Kosovichev , G. Guerrero , A. M. Stejko , V. V. Pipin , A. V. Getling

Recent observations have shown that the photometric and dynamic properties of granulation and of small-scale magnetic features depend on the amount of magnetic flux of the region they are embedded in. We analyze results from numerical Hydro…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 Serena Criscuoli

We present the first results from three-dimensional spherical shell simulations of magnetic dynamo action realized by turbulent convection penetrating downward into a tachocline of rotational shear. This permits us to assess several…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Matthew Browning , Mark S. Miesch , Allan Sacha Brun , Juri Toomre

The operation of the solar global dynamo appears to involve many dynamical elements. Self-consistent MHD simulations which realistically incorporate all of these processes are not yet computationally feasible, though some elements can now…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Allan Sacha Brun , Mark S. Miesch , Juri Toomre

The existence of a turbulent small-scale solar surface dynamo is likely, considering existing numerical and laboratory experiments, as well as comparisons of a small-scale dynamo in MURaM simulations with Hinode observations. We find the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-19 Jonathan Pietarila Graham , Sanja Danilovic , Manfred Schuessler

The heating and structure of the solar chromosphere depends on the underlying magnetic field, among other parameters. The lowest magnetic flux of the solar atmosphere is found in the quiet Sun internetwork and is thought to be provided by…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-19 D. Przybylski , R. Cameron , S. K. Solanki , M. Rempel , S. Danilovic , J. Leenaarts

The results of 2D MHD simulations of solar magnetogranulation are used to analyze the horizontal magnetic fields and the response of the synthesized Stokes profiles of the FeI 1564.85 nm line to the magnetic fields. Selected 1.5-h series of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-16 V. A. Sheminova

The Hinode mission has revealed copious amounts of horizontal flux covering the quiet Sun. Local dynamo action has been proposed to explain the presence of this flux. We sought to test whether the quiet Sun flux detected by Hinode is due to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-07-03 D. Buehler , A. Lagg , S. K. Solanki

Several solar-like stars exhibit cyclic magnetic activity similar to the Sun as found in photospheric and chromospheric emission. We want to understand the physical mechanism involved in rotational dependence of these activity cycle…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-22 Jörn Warnecke

Spectropolarimetric observations show that many low-mass stars possess large-scale poloidal magnetic fields with considerable dipole component, which in some cases exhibit temporal dynamics - cycles or reversals. Although it is widely…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-02 Anna Guseva , Ludovic Petitdemange , Charly Pinçon

We study the structure of the magnetic elements in network-cell interiors. A quiet Sun area close to the disc centre was observed with the spectro-polarimeter of the Solar Optical Telescope on board the Hinode space mission, which yielded…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 R. Rezaei , O. Steiner , S. Wedemeyer-Böhm , R. Schlichenmaier , W. Schmidt , B. W. Lites

We live near a magnetic star whose cycles of activity are driven by dynamo action beneath the surface. In the solar convection zone, rotation couples with plasma motions to build highly organized magnetic fields that erupt at the surface…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Benjamin P Brown

We have developed 3D, compressible, non-linear radiative MHD simulations to study the influence of the magnetic field of various strength and geometry on the turbulent convective cells and on the excitation mechanisms of the acoustic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-01-29 Irina Kitiashvili , Laetitia Jacoutot , Alexander Kosovichev , Alan Wray , Nagi Mansour

Observations in polarized emission reveal the existence of large-scale coherent magnetic fields in a wide range of spiral galaxies. Radio-polarization data show that these fields are strongly inclined towards the radial direction, with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Oliver Gressel , Udo Ziegler , Detlef Elstner , Günther Rüdiger

Using the data observed by the Solar Optical Telescope/Spectro-Polarimeter aboard the Hinode satellite, the horizontal and vertical fields are derived from the wavelength-integrated measures of Zeeman-induced linear and circular…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Chunlan Jin , Jingxiu Wang , Guiping Zhou

Properties of magnetic field in the internetwork regions are still fairly unknown due to rather weak spectropolarimetric signals. We address the matter by using the 2D inversion code that is able to retrieve the information on smallest…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-05 S. Danilovic , M. van Noort , M. Rempel