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Observations with the Hinode spectro-polarimeter have revealed strong horizontal internetwork magnetic fields in the quiet solar photosphere. We aim at interpreting the observations by means of results from numerical simulations. Radiative…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 M Schuessler , A. Voegler

Polar faculae are bright features that can be detected in solar limb observations and they are related to magnetic field concentrations. Although there is a large number of works studying them, some questions about their nature as their…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-05-25 C. Quintero Noda , Y. Suematsu , B. Ruiz Cobo , T. Shimizu , A. Asensio Ramos

Turbulent plasma motion is common in the universe, and invoked in solar flares to drive effective acceleration leading to high energy electrons. Unresolved mass motions are frequently detected in flares from extreme ultraviolet (EUV)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-03 Wenzhi Ruan , Limei Yan , Rony Keppens

Solar filaments/prominences exhibit rotational motion during different phases of their evolution from their formation to eruption. We have observed the rotational/vortical motion in the photosphere near the ends of ten filaments during…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-15 Sajal Kumar Dhara , B. Ravindra , Ravinder Kumar Banyal

Vortex flows have been found in the photosphere, chromosphere and low corona in observations and simulations. It has been suggested that vortices play an important role for channeling energy and plasma into the corona, but the impact of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-05 C. Breu , H. Peter , R. Cameron , S. K. Solanki

We have investigated a time series of continuum intensity maps and corresponding Dopplergrams of granulation in a very quiet solar region at the disk center, recorded with the Imaging Magnetograph eXperiment (IMaX) on board the…

Periodic oscillations at 338 nHz in the Earth frame are observed at high latitudes in direct Doppler velocity measurements. These oscillations correspond to the $m=1$ high-latitude global mode of inertial oscillation. In this study, we…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-12 Stephan G. Heinemann , Zhi-Chao Liang , Laurent Gizon

Vortex, the winding of a vector field in two dimensions, has its core the field singularity and its topological charge defined by the quantized winding angle of the vector field. Vortices are one of the most fundamental topological…

Optics · Physics 2018-05-08 Yiwen Zhang , Ang Chen , Wenzhe Liu , Chia Wei Hsu , Fang Guan , Xiaohan Liu , Lei Shi , Ling Lu , Jian Zi

We perform force-free simulations for a neutron star orbiting a black hole, aiming at clarifying the main magnetosphere properties of such binaries towards their innermost stable circular orbits. Several configurations are explored, varying…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-09-08 Federico Carrasco , Masaru Shibata , Oscar Reula

Small-scale vortices in the solar photosphere play a central role in transporting mass, energy, and momentum into the upper solar atmosphere, yet reliably detecting these structures remains rather challenging. We address this problem by…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-23 Lauren McClure , Suzana Silva , Gary Verth , Istvan Ballai , Viktor Fedun

We present observational evidence for the presence of MHD waves in the solar photosphere deduced from SOHO/MDI Dopplergram velocity observations. The magneto-acoustic perturbations are observed as acoustic power enhancement in the sunspot…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-07-10 S. Zharkov , S. Shelyag , V. Fedun , R. Erdélyi , M. J. Thompson

We describe the presence of wavefront dislocations in magnetohydrodynamic waves in stratified stellar atmospheres. Scalar dislocations such as edges and vortices can appear in Alfv\'en waves, as well as in general magneto-acoustic waves. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 A. López Ariste , M. Collados , E. Khomenko

Context. Solar eruptions and high flare activity often accompany the rapid rotation of sunspots. The study of sunspot rotation and the mechanisms driving this motion are therefore key to our understanding of how the solar atmosphere attains…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-14 Z. Sturrock , A. W. Hood , V. Archontis , C. M. McNeill

The electromagnetic energy flux in the lower atmosphere of the Sun is a key tool to describe the energy balance of the solar atmosphere. Current investigations on energy flux in the solar atmosphere focus primarily on the vertical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-14 Suzana S. A. Silva , Mariarita Murabito , Shahin Jafarzadeh , Marco Stangliani , Gary Verth , Istvan Ballai , Viktor Fedun

One of the puzzling features of solar magnetism is formation of long-living compact magnetic structures; such as sunspots and pores, in the highly turbulent upper layer of the solar convective zone. We use realistic radiative 3D MHD…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 I. N. Kitiashvili , A. G. Kosovichev , A. A. Wray , N. N. Mansour

Investigation of the turbulent properties of solar convection is extremely important for understanding the multi-scale dynamics observed on the solar surface. In particular, recent high-resolution observations have revealed ubiquitous…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 I. N. Kitiashvili , A. G. Kosovichev , N. N. Mansour , S. K. Lele , A. A. Wray

We explore photon vortex generation in synchrotron radiations from a spiral moving electron under a uniform magnetic field along z-axis using Landau quantization. The obtained wave-function of the photon vortecies is the eigen-state of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-14 Tomoyuki Maruyama , Takehito Hayakawa , Toshitaka Kajino , Myung-Ki Cheoun

It is generally believed that sunspots are the emergent part of magnetic flux tubes in the solar interior. These tubes are created at the base of the convection zone and rise to the surface due to their magnetic buoyancy. The motion of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 Franck Plunian , Graeme Sarson , Rodion Stepanov

Context. Small-scale bright features in the photosphere of the Sun, such as faculae or G-band bright points, appear in connection with small-scale magnetic flux concentrations. Aims. Here we report on a new class of photospheric bright…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-14 Flavio Calvo , Oskar Steiner , Bernd Freytag

The formation of shocks within the solar atmosphere remains one of the few observable signatures of energy dissipation arising from the plethora of magnetohydrodynamic waves generated close to the solar surface. Active region observations…