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An alternative parameter $R_{J_z}$ is introduced as the ratio of one of two kinds of opposite-sign current to the total current and investigate the relationship between the quantity and the hemispheric sign rule of helicity (HSR) that is…

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Extrapolation codes for modelling the magnetic field in the corona in cartesian geometry do not take the curvature of the Sun's surface into account and can only be applied to relatively small areas, \textit{e.g.}, a single active region.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-04-13 T. Tadesse , T. Wiegelmann , B. Inhester , A. Pevtsov

We compute the change in the Lorentz force integrated over the outer solar atmosphere implied by observed changes in vector magnetograms that occur during large, eruptive solar flares. This force perturbation should be balanced by an equal…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-12-06 George H. Fisher , David J. Bercik , Brian T. Welsch , Hugh S. Hudson

The presence of magnetic field is crucial in the transport of energy through the solar atmosphere. Recent ground-based and space-borne observations of the quiet Sun have revealed that magnetic field accumulates at photospheric heights, via…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-06-19 Juan Martínez-Sykora , Viggo H. Hansteen , Boris Gudiksen , Mats Carlsson , Bart De Pontieu , Milan Gosic

In May 2024, the extremely complex active region National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 13664 produced the strongest geomagnetic storm since 2003. The aim of this study is to explore the development of the extreme magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-15 Ioannis Kontogiannis

We use observations of line-of-sight magnetograms from Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) on board of Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) to investigate polarity separation, magnetic flux, flux emergence rate, twist and tilt of solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-20 A. S. Kutsenko , V. I. Abramenko , A. A. Pevtsov

Coronal electric currents store the magnetic energy that is released in solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Here, we use photospheric vector magnetic field observations to study currents in active regions 10930 and 11158, which…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-27 Brian T. Welsch

Active regions (ARs) are typical magnetic structures found in the solar atmosphere. We calculate several magnetohydrostatic (MHS) equilibrium models that include the effect of a finite plasma-$\beta$ and gravity and that are representative…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-08 Jaume Terradas , Thomas Neukirch

Solar flare electron acceleration is an efficient process, but its properties (mechanism, location) are not well constrained. Via hard X-ray (HXR) emission, we routinely observe energetic electrons at the Sun, and sometimes we detect…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-09 Ross Pallister , Natasha L. S. Jeffrey

In a force-free magnetic field, there is no interaction of field and the plasma in the surrounding atmosphere i.e., electric currents are aligned with the magnetic field, giving rise to zero Lorentz force. The computation of many magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Sanjiv Kumar Tiwari

A linearly polarized light normally incident on a semiconductor quantum well with spin-orbit coupling may generate pure spin current via direct interband optical transition. An electric photocurrent can be extracted from the pure spin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-04-04 Hai-Zhou Lu , Bin Zhou , Fu-Chun Zhang , Shun-Qing Shen

The current helicity in solar active regions derived from vector magnetograph observations for more than 20 years indicates the so-called hemispheric sign rule; the helicity is predominantly negative in the northern hemisphere and positive…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Y. Gao , T. Sakurai , H. Zhang , K. Kuzanyan , D. Sokoloff

The coronal magnetic field is an important quantity because the magnetic field dominates the structure of the solar corona. Unfortunately direct measurements of coronal magnetic fields are usually not available. The photospheric magnetic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-25 T. Wiegelmann

We assess the validity of the free magnetic energy - relative magnetic helicity diagram for solar magnetic structures. We used two different methods of calculating the free magnetic energy and the relative magnetic helicity budgets: a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-15 K. Tziotziou , K. Moraitis , M. K. Georgoulis , V. Archontis

The Sun is a non-equilibrium dissipative system subjected to an energy flow which originates in its core. Convective overshooting motions create temperature and velocity structures which show a temporal and spatial evolution. As a result,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 F. Berrilli , S. Scardigli , S. Giordano

Force-freeness of a solar magnetic field is a key to reconstructing invisible coronal magnetic structure of an emerging flux region on the Sun where active phenomena such as flares and coronal mass ejections frequently occur. We have…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Jihye Kang , Tetsuya Magara

In the solar corona and solar wind, electron heat conduction is an important process that transports energy over large distances and helps determine the spatial variation of temperature. High-density regions undergoing rapid…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-11-03 Steven R. Cranmer , Avery J. Schiff

We investigate photovoltaic effect of atomtronics induced by artificial gauge field in four optical potentials. Effective magnetic flux gives rise to polarization of atom occupation probability which creates current of atomtronics. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-06-12 Wenxi Lai , Yuquan Ma , W. M. Liu

Knowledge regarding the coronal magnetic field is important for the understanding of many phenomena, like flares and coronal mass ejections. Because of the low plasma beta in the solar corona the coronal magnetic field is often assumed to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Thomas Wiegelmann , Bernd Inhester , Takashi Sakurai

We have carried out numerical simulation based on the equations of radiation magnetohydrodynamics to study the interaction of solar granules and small-scale magnetic fields in photospheric regions with various magnetic fluxes. Four…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-09 I. N. Atroshchenko , V. A. Sheminova