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The magnetic nature of the formation of solar active regions lies at the heart of understanding solar activity and, in particular, solar eruptions. A widespread model, used in many theoretical studies, simulations and the interpretation of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-08 David MacTaggart , Chris Prior , Breno Raphaldini , Paolo Romano , Salvatore Guglielmino

Using two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamics calculations, we investigate a twist gen- eration mechanism on a magnetic flux tube at the base of the solar convection zone based on the idea of Choudhuri, 2003, Sol. Phys., 215, 31 in which a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 H. Hotta , T. Yokoyama

We investigate an intensification mechanism for the magnetic field near the base of the solar convection zone that does not rely on differential rotation. Such mechanism in addition to differential rotation has been suggested by studies of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 H. Hotta , M. Rempel , T. Yokoyama

We present results from 3D visco-resistive magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of the emergence of a convection zone magnetic flux tube into a solar atmosphere containing a pre-existing dipole coronal field, which is orientated to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 James E. Leake , Mark G. Linton , Tibor Török

The formation and evolution of active regions is an inherently complex phenomenon. Magnetic fields generated at the base of the convection zone follow a chaotic evolution before reaching the solar surface. In this article, we use a 2-D…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 L. Vlahos , T. Fragos , H. Isliker , M. Georgoulis

We study the influence of a dynamo magnetic field on the buoyant rise and emergence of twisted magnetic flux-ropes, and their influence on the global external magnetic field. We ran 3D MHD numerical simulations using the ASH code and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 R. F. Pinto , A. S. Brun

We use a thin flux tube model in a rotating spherical shell of turbulent convective flows to study how active region scale flux tubes rise buoyantly from the bottom of the convection zone to near the solar surface. We investigate toroidal…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Maria A. Weber , Yuhong Fan , Mark S. Miesch

Magnetic buoyancy is believed to drive the transport of magnetic flux tubes from the convection zone to the surface of the Sun. The magnetic fields form twisted loop-like structures in the solar atmosphere. In this paper we use helical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-09-28 Jörn Warnecke , Axel Brandenburg

Context. Some of the most dynamic active regions are associated with complex photospheric magnetic configurations such as quadrupolar regions, and especially ones with a $\delta$-spot configuration and a strong Polarity Inversion Line…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-09 P. Syntelis , E. J. Lee , C. W. Fairbairn , V. Archontis , A. W. Hood

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

Context: Observations indicate that the `quiet' solar photosphere outside active regions contains considerable amounts of magnetic energy and magnetic flux, with mixed polarity on small scales. The origin of this flux is unclear. Aims: We…

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

We present a 3D simulation of the dynamic emergence of a twisted magnetic flux tube from the top layer of the solar convection zone into the solar atmosphere and corona. It is found that after a brief initial stage of flux emergence during…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-01-15 Y. Fan

Kinematics of solar eruptive filaments is one of the important diagnostic parameters for predicting whether solar eruptions would induce geomagnetic storms. Particularly, some geomagnetic storms might be induced by solar filament eruptions…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-26 Ye Qiu , Yang Guo , Mingde Ding , Chuan Li , Linggao Kong , Zhen Li

Aims. We study the emergence of a non-twisted flux tube from the solar interior into the solar atmosphere. We investigate whether the length of the buoyant part of the flux tube (i.e. {\lambda}) affects the emergence of the field and the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-18 Petros Syntelis , Vasilis Archontis , Costis Gontikakis , Kanaris Tsinganos

Observations have shown a clear association of filament/prominence eruptions with the emergence of magnetic flux in or near filament channels. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations have been employed to systematically study the conditions…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-22 T. Török , M. G. Linton , J. E. Leake , Z. Mikić , R. Lionello , V. S. Titov , C. Downs

Solar eruptive behavior is often modeled with magnetohydrodynamic simulations of magnetic flux emergence. The usual geometry considered is that of a horizontal cylindrical magnetic flux tube. An alternative is the toroidal tube geometry…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-16 J. Zhuleku , V. Archontis , K. Moraitis

Observations reveal that strong solar flares and coronal mass ejections tend to occur in complex active regions characterized by delta-sunspots, spot rotation, sheared polarity inversion lines (PILs), and magnetic flux ropes. Here we report…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-12-11 Shin Toriumi , Hideyuki Hotta

Besides a dense coverage of their high latitudes by starspots, rapidly rotating cool stars also display low-latitude spots in Doppler images, although generally with a lower coverage. In contrast, flux emergence models of fast-rotating…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-12-04 Emre Işık , Sami K. Solanki , Robert H. Cameron , Alexander I. Shapiro

Data-driven simulation is becoming an important approach for realistically characterizing the configuration and evolution of solar active regions, revealing the onset mechanism of solar eruption events and hopefully achieving the goal of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-25 Xinyi Wang , Chaowei Jiang , Xueshang Feng

The current dynamo paradigm for the Sun and sun-like stars places the generation site for strong toroidal magnetic structures deep in the solar interior. Sunspots and star-spots on sun-like stars are believed to arise when sections of these…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Nicholas J. Nelson , Benjamin P. Brown , Allan Sacha Brun , Mark S. Miesch , Juri Toomre