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We use high spatial resolution observations and numerical simulations to study the velocity distribution of solar photospheric magnetic bright points. The observations were obtained with the Rapid Oscillations in the Solar Atmosphere…

The sub-arcsec bright points (BP) associated with the small scale magnetic fields in the lower solar atmosphere are advected by the evolution of the photospheric granules. We measure various quantities related to the horizontal motions of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-05-28 LP. Chitta , A. A. van Ballegooijen , L. Rouppe van der Voort , E. E. DeLuca , R. Kariyappa

Magnetic elements on the quiet sun are buffeted by convective flows that cause lateral motions on timescales of minutes. The magnetic elements can be observed as bright points (BPs) in the G band at 4305 {\AA}. We present observations of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 P. Nisenson , A. A. van Ballegooijen , A. G. de Wijn , P. Sutterlin

We present high-cadence observations and simulations of the solar photosphere, obtained using the Rapid Oscillations in the Solar Atmosphere imaging system and the MuRAM magneto-hydrodynamic code, respectively. Each dataset demonstrates a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 D. B. Jess , S. Shelyag , M. Mathioudakis , P. H. Keys , D. J. Christian , F. P. Keenan

Context. High-resolution observations of the solar photosphere reveal the presence of fine structures, in particular the so-called magnetic bright points (MBPs), which are small-scale features associated with strong magnetic field regions…

Magnetic Bright Points (MBPs) are among the smallest observable objects on the solar photosphere. A combination of G-band observations and numerical simulations is used to determine their area distribution. An automatic detection algorithm,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 P. J. Crockett , M. Mathioudakis , D. B. Jess , S. Shelyag , F. P. Keenan , D. J. Christian

We have investigated properties of photospheric Bright Points (BPs) observed in an Active Region during its decay phase and in a quiet Sun region. We have analyzed two sets of photospheric observations taken with IBIS (Interferometric…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-23 S. Criscuoli , D. Del Moro , F. Giorgi , P. Romano , F. Berrilli , I. Ermolli , B. Viticchié , F. Zuccarello

Convective flows are known as the prime means of transporting magnetic fields on the solar surface. Thus, small magnetic structures are good tracers of the turbulent flows. We study the migration and dispersal of magnetic bright features…

In this investigation oscillation periods in Mg II k line intensity, brightness temperature, and Doppler velocity obtained above Magnetic Bright Points (MBPs) are investigated. For that purpose, data from the Interface Region Imaging…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-02 Rayhane Sadeghi , Ehsan Tavabi

Bright points (BPs) are small-scale, dynamic features that are ubiquitous across the solar disc and are often associated with the underlying magnetic field. Using broadband photospheric images obtained with the Visible Broadband Imager at…

Using data obtained by the high temporal and spatial resolution Rapid Oscillations in the Solar Atmosphere (ROSA) instrument on the Dunn Solar Telescope, we investigate at an unprecedented level of detail transverse oscillations in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 D. Kuridze , G. Verth , M. Mathioudakis , R. Erdélyi , D. B. Jess , R. J. Morton , D. J. Christian , F. P. Keenan

Bright points (BPs) in the solar photosphere are radiative signatures of magnetic elements described by slender flux tubes located in the darker intergranular lanes. They contribute to the ultraviolet (UV) flux variations over the solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-11 T. L. Riethmüller , S. K. Solanki , S. V. Berdyugina , M. Schüssler , V. Martínez Pillet , A. Feller , A. Gandorfer , J. Hirzberger

The Alfv\'{e}n speed and plasma beta in photospheric bright points observed by the Broadband Filter Imager (BFI) of the Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) on board the \textit{Hinode} satellite, are estimated seismologically. The diagnostics is…

A number of recent investigations have revealed that transverse waves are ubiquitous in the solar chromosphere. The vast majority of these have been reported in limb spicules and active region fibrils. We investigate long-lived, quiet Sun,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 D. Kuridze , R. J. Morton , R. Erdélyi , G. D. Dorrian , M. Mathioudakis , D. B. Jess , F. P. Keenan

Context. Bright points (BPs) are small-scale, magnetic features ubiquitous across the solar surface. Previously, we have observed and noted their properties for quiet Sun regions. Here, we determine the dynamic properties of BPs using…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-07-02 Peter H. Keys , Mihalis Mathioudakis , David B. Jess , Duncan H. Mackay , Francis P. Keenan

We present the first observations of chromospheric swirls using the Hydrogen-alpha Rapid Dynamics camera and Rapid Oscillations in the Solar Atmosphere imaging instruments at the Dunn Solar Telescope. These vortices contribute to heating…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-18 Oana Vesa , Juie Shetye , Erwin Verwichte

Context. Magnetic bright points (MBPs) are one of the smallest manifestations of the magnetic field in the solar atmosphere and are observed to extend from the photosphere up to the chromosphere. As such, they represent an excellent feature…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-19 Arthur Berberyan , Peter H. Keys , David B. Jess , Damian J. Christian

By use of the high-resolution spectral data and the broadband imaging obtained with the Goode Solar Telescope at the Big Bear Solar Observatory on 2013 June 6, the spectra of three typical photospheric bright points (PBPs) have been…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-21 Q. Hao , C. Fang , M. D. Ding , Z. Li , W. Cao

Magnetic Bright Points (MBPs) in the internetwork are among the smallest objects in the solar photosphere and appear bright against the ambient environment. An algorithm is presented that can be used for the automated detection of the MBPs…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 P. J. Crockett , D. B. Jess , M. Mathioudakis , F. P. Keenan

We present a seismological method to probe the solar atmosphere above sunspot umbrae with three-minute oscillations. Our technique allows us to estimate both the vertical distance between atmospheric layers and the wave-propagation speed…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-27 A. S. Deres , S. A. Anfinogentov
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