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We employ a sequence of Doppler images obtained with the Coronal Multi-channel Polarimeter (CoMP) instrument to perform time-distance seismology of the solar corona. We construct the first k-omega diagrams of the region. These allow us to…

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We examine whether or not it is possible to derive the field strength distribution of quiet Sun internetwork regions from very high spatial resolution polarimetric observations in the visible. In particular, we consider the case of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 D. Orozco Suarez , L. R. Bellot Rubio , J. C. del Toro Iniesta

The Mount Wilson Ca HK survey revealed magnetic activity variations in a large sample of solar-type stars with timescales ranging from 2.5 to 25 years. This broad range of cycle periods is thought to reflect differences in the rotational…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-01 T. S. Metcalfe , P. G. Judge , S. Basu , T. J. Henry , D. R. Soderblom , M. Knoelker , M. Rempel

Coronal seismology is extensively used to estimate properties of the corona, e.g. the coronal magnetic field strength are derived from oscillations observed in coronal loops. We present a three-dimensional coronal simulation including a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-23 Feng Chen , Hardi Peter

The ubiquity of recently discovered low-amplitude decayless kink oscillations of plasma loops allows for the seismological probing of the corona on a regular basis. In particular, in contrast to traditionally applied seismology which is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-11-06 Sergey A. Anfinogentov , Valery. M. Nakariakov

We report on the spatial distribution of magnetogram oscillatory power and phase angles between velocity and magnetogram signals as observed with the Michelson Doppler Imager. The dataset is 151.25 arcsec times 151.25 arcsec containing…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. A. Norton , R. K. Ulrich , R. I. Bush , T. D. Tarbell

We study the properties of slow magneto-acoustic waves that are naturally excited due to turbulent convection and investigate their role in the energy balance of a plage region using three dimensional (3D) radiation-MHD simulations. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-11 Nitin Yadav , Robert H. Cameron , Sami K. Solanki

Context. Fine-scale structures of the solar chromosphere, particularly fibrils, are known to host various types of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves that can transport energy to the corona. In particular, absorption features observed in the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-01 E. Petrova , T. Van Doorsselaere , M. van Noort , D. Berghmans , J. S. Castellanos Durán

The fourth orbit of Parker Solar Probe (PSP) reached heliocentric distances down to 27.9 Rs, allowing solar wind turbulence and acceleration mechanisms to be studied in situ closer to the Sun than previously possible. The turbulence…

Aims. We use high-resolution spectropolarimetric observations in the Ca ii 8542 A line obtained with the SST to study the magnetic field in solar spicules. Methods. The equations that result from the application of the Weak Field…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-07 M. Kriginsky , R. Oliver , N. Freij , D. Kuridze , A. Asensio Ramos , P. Antolin

The Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO/HMI) provides continuous full-disk observations of solar oscillations. We develop a data-analysis pipeline based on the time-distance helioseismology method to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 J. Zhao , S. Couvidat , R. S. Bogart , K. V. Parchevsky , A. C. Birch , T. L. Duvall , J. G. Beck , A. G. Kosovichev , P. H. Scherrer

Context. Transverse oscillations are ubiquitously observed in the solar corona, both in coronal loops and open magnetic flux tubes. Numerical simulations suggest that their dissipation could heat coronal loops, counterbalancing radiative…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-04-12 Gabriel Pelouze , Tom Van Doorsselaere , Konstantinos Karampelas , Julia M. Riedl , Timothy Duckenfield

Knowing the lengthscales at which turbulent fluctuations dissipate is key to understanding the nature of weakly compressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence. We use radio wavelength interferometric imaging observations which measure the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-19 K. Sasikumar Raja , Prasad Subramanian , Madhusudan Ingale , R. Ramesh

Current helicity and twist of solar magnetic fields are important quantities to characterize the dynamo mechanism working in the convection zone of the Sun. We have carried out a statistical study on the current helicity of solar active…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Kenichi Otsuji , Takashi Sakurai , Kirill Kuzanyan

We present the initial results of an observational study into the variation of the dominant length-scale of quiet solar emission: supergranulation. This length-scale reflects the radiative energy in the plasma of the upper solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Scott W. McIntosh , Robert J. Leamon , Rachel A. Hock , Mark P. Rast , Roger K. Ulrich

Using data from the Helioseismic Magnetic Imager, we report on the amplitudes and phase relations of oscillations in quiet-Sun, plage, umbra and the polarity inversion line (PIL) of an active region NOAA$\#$11158. We employ Fourier, wavelet…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-06 A. A. Norton , R. B. Stutz , B. T. Welsch

A comprehensive understanding of the structure of Doppler motions in transition region including the center-to-limb variation and its relationship with the magnetic field structure is vital for the understanding of mass and energy transfer…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-08 Avyarthana Ghosh , James A. Klimchuk , Durgesh Tripathi

We present results from fitting $p$-mode spectra derived from 7-d segments of Sun-as-a-star helioseismic observations from the Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network covering 32 yr. The results show a clear dependence of the mode frequencies…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-15 R. Howe , W. J. Chaplin , Y. P. Elsworth , S. J. Hale , E. Hatt , M. B. Nielsen

In this paper we propose an inversion strategy for the analysis of spectropolarimetric measurements taken by {\em Hinode} in the quiet Sun. The spectropolarimeter of the Solar Optical Telescope aboard {\em Hinode} records the Stokes spectra…

The anisotropy of solar wind turbulence is a critical issue in understanding the physics of energy transfer between scales and energy conversion between fields and particles in the heliosphere. Using the measurement of \emph{Parker Solar…