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We explore the amplification of magnetic fields in the high-redshift Universe. For this purpose, we perform high-resolution cosmological simulations following the formation of primordial halos with \sim10^7 M_solar, revealing the presence…

We determine the number density and area contribution of small-scale inter-granular calcium-II bright G-band structures in images of the quiet Sun as tracers of kilo-Gauss magnetic flux-concentrations. In a 149" x 117" G-band image of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-10-23 Burkart Bovelet , Eberhard Wiehr

Magnetic fields emerging from the Sun's interior carry information about physical processes of magnetic field generation and transport in the convection zone. Soon after appearance on the solar surface the magnetic flux gets concentrated in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. G. Kosovichev

The quasilinear mean-field theory for driven MHD turbulence leads to the result that the observed cross helicity <u \cdot b> may directly yield the magnetic eddy diffusivity \eta_{T} of the quiet Sun. In order to model the cross helicity at…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 G. Ruediger , M. Kueker , R. S. Schnerr

Turbulent magnetic fields fill most of the volume of the solar atmosphere. However, their spatial and temporal variations are still unknown. Since 2007, during the current solar minimum, we are periodically monitoring several wavelength…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-23 L. Kleint , S. V. Berdyugina , A. I. Shapiro , M. Bianda

All cool main sequence stars including our Sun are thought to have magnetic fields. Observations of the Sun revealed that even in quiet regions small-scale turbulent magnetic fields are present. Simulations further showed that such magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-01 V. Witzke , H. B. Duehnen , A. I. Shapiro , D. Przybylski , T. S. Bhatia , R. Cameron , S. K. Solanki

Stars are born with magnetic fields, but the distribution of their initial field strengths remains uncertain. We combine observations with theoretical models of magnetic field evolution to infer the initial distribution of magnetic fields…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-10-26 Eoin Farrell , Adam S. Jermyn , Matteo Cantiello , Daniel Foreman-Mackey

Magnetic flux emergence from the convection zone into the photosphere and beyond is a critical component of the behaviour of large-scale solar magnetism. Flux rarely emerges amid field-free areas at the surface, but when it does, the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-04 Prasad Mani , Chris S. Hanson , Siddarth Dhanpal , Shravan Hanasoge , Srijan Bharati Das , Matthias Rempel

Quiet Sun magnetism plays an important role in the global energy balance of the solar atmosphere. The study of the magnetism of the quiet Sun has been a major effort in the last decades, and, as a result, very important advances in our…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-18 Juan Carlos Trelles Arjona

Supergranules in the quiet Sun are outlined by a web-like structure of enhanced magnetic field strength, the so-called magnetic network. We aim to map the magnetic network field around the average supergranule near disk center. We use…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-07-08 J. Langfellner , L. Gizon , A. C. Birch

One of the key questions in solar physics that remains to be answered concerns the strength and the distribution of the magnetic fields at the base of the convection zone. The flux tube dynamics requires that toroidal fields of strength as…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Alberto Bigazzi , Alexander A. Ruzmaikin

Beginning with cosmological initial conditions at z=100, we simulate the effects of magnetic fields on the formation of Population III stars and compare our results with the predictions of Paper I. We use Gadget-2 to follow the evolution of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-04 Athena Stacy , Christopher F. McKee , Aaron T. Lee , Richard I. Klein , Pak Shing Li

We present a series of numerical sunspot models addressing the subsurface field and flow structure in up to 16 Mm deep domains covering up to 2 days of temporal evolution. Changes in the photospheric appearance of the sunspots are driven by…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Matthias Rempel

Normal modes of oscillation of the Sun are useful probes of the solar interior. In this work, we use the even-order splitting coefficients to study the evolution of magnetic fields in the convection zone over solar cycle 23, assuming that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Charles S. Baldner , H. M. Antia , Sarbani Basu , T. P. Larson

The convective envelopes of cool main-sequence stars harbour magnetic fields with a complex global and local structure. These fields affect the near-surface convection and the outer stellar atmospheres in many ways and are responsible for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-02 Benjamin Beeck , Manfred Schüssler , Robert H. Cameron , Ansgar Reiners

We investigate seed magnetic field generation in the early universe by radiation force of first stars. In the previous study with steady assumption, large amplitudes(10^{-15} G for first stars, 10^{-11}G for QSOs) are predicted. In this…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Masashi Ando , Kentaro Doi , Hajime Susa

The Sun and other cool stars harbouring outer convection zones manifest magnetic activity in their atmospheres. The connection between this activity and the properties of a deep-seated dynamo generating the magnetic flux is not well…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Emre Işık , Dieter Schmitt , Manfred Schüssler

We present a comprehensive radiative magnetohydrodynamic simulation of the quiet Sun and large solar active regions. The 197 Mm wide simulation domain spans from 18 (10) Mm beneath the photosphere to 113 Mm in the solar corona. Radiative…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-10-12 Feng Chen , Matthias Rempel , Yuhong Fan

Multiscale simulation is a key research tool for the quest for new permanent magnets. Starting with first principles methods, a sequence of simulation methods can be applied to calculate the maximum possible coercive field and expected…

We present numerical simulations of driven magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence with weak/moderate imposed magnetic fields. The main goal is to clarify dynamics of magnetic field growth. We also investigate the effects of the imposed…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 J. Cho , E. Vishniac , A. Beresnyak , A. Lazarian , D. Ryu