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We present spectropolarimetric observations of an active region recorded simultaneously in the H$\alpha$ Ca II 8662 {\AA} lines. The sunspot exhibits multiple structures, including a lightbridge and a region where Ca II 8662 {\AA} line core…

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Using SDO/HMI and SDO/AIA data for sunspot groups of the 24th solar cycle, we analyzed magnetic properties and He II 304 emission in leading and following sunspots separately. Simultaneous examination of umbral magnetic properties and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-24 Iu. S. Zagainova , V. G. Fainshtein , V. N. Obridko

It is believed that some stars have two or more convection zones in close proximity near to the stellar photosphere. These zones are separated by convectively stable regions that are relatively narrow. Due to the close proximity of these…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-18 M. -K. Lin , L. J. Silvers , M. R. E. Proctor

Parker Solar Probe observations reveal that the near-Sun space is almost filled with magnetic switchbacks (``switchbacks'' hereinafter), which may be a major contributor to the heating and acceleration of solar wind. Here, for the first…

Bipolar Light Bridges (BLBs) are bright regions located between sunspot umbrae of opposite magnetic polarity. They are typically characterized by strong magnetic fields and intense flows, which are believed to be closely associated with…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-10 Fangfang Qiao , Hao Li , Jiasheng Wang , Yadan Duan , Zheng Sun , Leping Li

While the rising flux tube paradigm is an elegant theory, its basic assumptions, thin flux tubes at the bottom of the convection zone with field strengths two orders of magnitude above equipartition, remain numerically unverified at best.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-17 K. Kemel , A. Brandenburg , N. Kleeorin , I. Rogachevskii

We present observations of a precursory signature that would be helpful for understanding the formation process of sunspot penumbrae. The Hinode Solar Optical Telescope successfully captured the entire evolution of a sunspot from the pore…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Toshifumi Shimizu , Kiyoshi Ichimoto , Yoshinori Suematsu

The sunspot penumbra is usually observed in the photosphere and it is of particular interest for its magneto-convection which seems to transport the heat from the top of the convection zone into the solar atmosphere. It is well known that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-09-21 Paolo Romano , Francesco Schillirò , Mariachiara Falco

Some preliminary processing results are presented for a dataset obtained with the Solar Optical Telescope on the Hinode satellite. The idea of the project is to record, nearly simultaneously, the full velocity and magnetic-field vectors in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-01-15 A. V. Getling , R. Ishikawa , A. A. Buchnev

12 stable single sunspots were investigated in two aspects. The outer boundaries of the sunspots umbra were determined by an independent mathematical method and the vertical component of the magnetic field at these boundaries was found. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-29 V. Efremov , L. Parfinenko , A. Soloviev

The magnetic field inside the sunspot umbra, as observed by the Full-disk MagnetoGraph (FMG) onboard the Advanced Space based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), was found to be experiencing a weakening. To address this issue, we employed a method…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-30 Haiqing Xu , Jiangtao Su , Suo Liu , Yuanyong Deng , Xianyong Bai , Jie Chen , Xiaofan Wang , Xiao Yang , Yongliang Song

Continuous observations of sunspot penumbrae with the Solar Optical Telescope aboard \textit{Hinode} clearly show that the outer boundary of the penumbra fluctuates around its averaged position. The penumbral outer boundary moves inward…

We present conspicuous activities of plasma ejections along a light bridge of a stable and mature sunspot in NOAA 8971 on 2000 May 02. We found the ejections both in the H-alpha (10^4 K) images obtained with the Domeless Solar Telescope…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Ayumi Asai , Takako T. Ishii , Hiroki Kurokawa

We investigate the spatial distribution of magnetic polarities in the penumbra of a spot observed very close to disk center. High-spatial resolution, high-cadence magnetograms taken with the Narrowband Filter Imager aboard Hinode are used…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Sainz Dalda , L. R. Bellot Rubio

The continuous high spatial-resolution Doppler observation of the Sun by Solar Dynamics Observatory / Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager allows us to compute helioseismic k-omega power-spectrum diagram using only oscillations inside a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Junwei Zhao , Dean-Yi Chou

We use high spatial and spectral resolution observations obtained with the CRisp Imaging SpectroPolarimeter at the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope to analyze the velocity profile of granular light bridges in a sunspot. We find upflows…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 L. Rouppe van der Voort , L. R. Bellot Rubio , A. Ortiz

Recent work has revealed an phenomenological picture of the how the $\sim$11-year sunspot cycle of Sun arises. The production and destruction of sunspots is a consequence of the latitudinal-temporal overlap and interaction of the toroidal…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Scott W. McIntosh , Robert J. Leamon

We investigate the vertical gradient of the magnetic field of sunspots in the photospheric layer. Independent observations were obtained with the SOT/SP onboard the Hinode spacecraft and with the TIP-2 mounted at the VTT. We apply…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-03-01 Jayant Joshi , Andreas Lagg , Johann Hirzberger , Sami K. Solanki , Sanjiv K. Tiwari

The influence of the convective structure of the solar photosphere on the shifts of spectral lines of iron was studied. Line profiles in the visible and infrared spectrum were synthesized with the use of 2-D time-dependent hydrodynamic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-21 V. A. Sheminova , A. S. Gadun

The expansion with height of the solar photospheric magnetic field and the plasma flows is investigated for three isolated bright points (BPs). The BPs were observed simultaneously with 3 instruments at the GREGOR telescope: (1) filtergrams…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-09 Christoph Kuckein