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We compare the average photospheric current helicity $H_c$, photospheric twist parameter $\alpha$ (a well-known proxy for the full relative magnetic helicity), and subsurface kinetic helicity $H_k$ for 194 active regions observed between…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Darryl Seligman , Gordon Petrie , Rudi Komm

Magnetic flux emergence and decay in the Sun span from days to months. However, their tracking is typically limited to about half a solar rotation when relying on single-vantage-point observations. Combining observations from both the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-14 I. Kontogiannis , Y. Zhu , K. Barczynski , M. Z. Stiefel , H. Collier , J. McKevitt , J. S. Castellanos Durán , S. Berdyugina , L. K. Harra

In this study, the non-potential magnetic field parameters of active region NOAA 9077 are investigated; this AR experienced a super-strong X5.7 solar flare. Using advanced extrapolation techniques, the 3D magnetic field structure from…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-18 Liu Suo , Shahid Idrees , Liu Dian , Zeng Shuguang

Upflows and downflows at active region (AR) boundaries have been frequently observed with spectroscopic observations at extreme ultraviolet (EUV) passbands. In this paper, we report the coexistence of upflows and downflows at the AR…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-13 Yuchuan Wu , Zhenyong Hou , Wenxian Li , Xianyong Bai , Yongliang Song , Xiao Yang , Ziyao Hu , Yuanyong Deng , Kaifan Ji

We study the evolution of magnetic shear angle in a flare productive active region NOAA 10930. The magnetic shear angle is defined as the deviation in the orientation of the observed magnetic field vector with respect to the potential field…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Sanjay Gosain , P. Venkatakrishnan

A major flare (of class X3.4) occurred on 13 December 2006 in the active region NOAA 10930. The energy released during flares is also known to induce acoustic oscillations in the Sun. Here, we analyze the line-of-sight velocity patterns in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Brajesh Kumar , P. Venkatakrishnan , Savita Mathur , Sanjiv Kumar Tiwari , R. A. Garcia

In the recent papers, we introduced a method utilised to measure the flow field. The method is based on the tracking of supergranular structures. We did not precisely know, whether its results represent the flow field in the photosphere or…

This paper is an attempt to understand the physical processes occurring in different layers of solar atmosphere during a solar flare. For a complete understanding of the flare we must analyze multi-wavelength datasets, as emission at…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-09-30 Shirsh Lata Soni , Radhe Shyam Gupta , Adya Prasad Mishra

Solar subsurface zonal and meridional-flow profiles during the rising phase of solar cycle 24 are studied using time-distance helioseismology technique. The faster zonal bands in the torsional-oscillation pattern show strong hemispheric…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 Junwei Zhao , A. G. Kosovichev , R. S. Bogart

Sunspots harboring umbrae of both magnetic polarities within a common penumbra (delta-spots) are often but not always related to flares. We present first near-infrared (NIR) observations (Fe I 1078.3 nm and Si I 1078.6 nm spectra) obtained…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 H. Balthasar , C. Beck , R. E. Louis , M. Verma , C. Denker

We present an extensive analysis of the X2.0-class confined flare on 2014 October 27 in the great active region AR 12192, observed by the \emph{Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph} and the \emph{Solar Dynamics Observatory}. The slipping…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-09 Ting Li , Yijun Hou , Shuhong Yang , Jun Zhang

We investigate the interaction between two filaments (F1 and F2) and their subsequent magnetic reconnection in active region (AR) NOAA 13296 and AR NOAA 13293 on May 9, 2023, utilizing high spatial and temporal resolution and…

Photospheric vortex flows are thought to play a key role in the evolution of magnetic fields. Recent studies show that these swirling motions are ubiquitous in the solar surface convection and occur in a wide range of temporal and spatial…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-03-07 Iker S. Requerey , Basilio Ruiz Cobo , Milan Gošić , Luis R. Bellot Rubio

Recent multi-wavelength observations of M87* \citep{2024A&A...692A.140A} revealed a high-energy $\gamma$-ray flare without a corresponding millimeter counterpart. We present a theoretical polarimetric study to evaluate the presence and…

On 2024 May 10/11, the strongest geomagnetic storm since November 2003 has occurred, with a peak Dst index of -412 nT. The storm was caused by NOAA Active Region (AR) 13664, which was the source of a large number of coronal mass ejections…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-13 Robert Jarolim , Astrid Veronig , Stefan Purkhart , Peijin Zhang , Matthias Rempel

We studied roles of the magnetic field on the gas dynamics in the Galactic bulge by a three-dimensional global magnetohydrodynamical simulation data, particularly focusing on vertical flows that are ubiquitously excited by magnetic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-03-28 Kensuke Kakiuchi , Takeru K. Suzuki , Yasuo Fukui , Kazufumi Torii , Rei Enokiya , Mami Machida , Ryoji Matsumoto

Context. The relation between solar surface rotation and sunspot activity still remains open. Sunspot activity has dramatically reduced in solar cycle 24 and several solar activity indices and flux measurements experienced unprecedentedly…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-02-18 L. Zhang , K. Mursula , I. Usoskin

Continuous observations were obtained of active region 10953 with the Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) on board the \emph{Hinode} satellite during 2007 April 28 to May 9. A prominence was located over the polarity inversion line (PIL) in the…

Magnetic flux rope (MFR) plays an important role in solar activities. A quantitative assessment of the topology of an MFR and its evolution is crucial for a better understanding of the relationship between the MFR and the associated…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-07-06 Kai Yang , Yang Guo , M. D. Ding

We have studied the evolution of magnetic helicity and chirality in an active region over three consecutive solar rotations. The region when it first appeared was named NOAA10923 and in subsequent rotations it was numbered NOAA 10930, 10935…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-04-28 Sanjiv Kumar Tiwari , Jayant Joshi , Sanjay Gosain , P. Venkatakrishnan
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