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Penumbral microjets (PMJs) are short-lived, jet-like objects found in the penumbra of sunspots. They were first discovered in chromospheric lines and have later also been shown to exhibit signals in transition region (TR) lines. Their…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-01 Ainar Drews , Luc Rouppe van der Voort

Sunspot observations in chromospheric spectral lines have revealed the existence of short-lived linear bright transients, commonly referred to as penumbral micro-jets (PMJs). Details on the origin and physical nature of PMJs are to large…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-06-19 Luc Rouppe van der Voort , Ainar Drews

We present data of 10 penumbral microjets (PMJs) observed in H\alpha, Ca II 8542 \AA, and Fe I 6302 \AA line pair with the Swedish 1 m Solar Telescope (SST) with CRISP and Ca II K with SST/CHROMIS in active region NOAA 12599 on the 12th…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-06 D. Buehler , S. Esteban Pozuelo , J. de la Cruz Rodriguez , G. B. Scharmer

Context. Penumbral microjets are elongated jet-like brightenings observed in the chromosphere above sunspot penumbrae. They are transient events that last from a few seconds to several minutes and are thought to originate from magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-14 A. Siu-Tapia , L. R. Bellot Rubio , D. Orozco Suárez , R. Gafeira

Penumbral microjets are short-lived, fine-structured and bright jets that are generally observed in chromospheric imaging of the penumbra of sunspots. Here we investigate their potential transition region signature, by combining…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-08 Gregal J. M. Vissers , Luc H. M. Rouppe van der Voort , Mats Carlsson

We study the polarization signals and physical parameters of penumbral microjets (PMJs) by using high spatial resolution data taken in the Fe I 630 nm pair, Ca II 854.2 nm and Ca II K lines with the CRISP and CHROMIS instruments at the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-16 S. Esteban Pozuelo , J. de la Cruz Rodriguez , A. Drews , L. Rouppe van der Voort , G. B. Scharmer , M. Carlsson

Sunspot chromospheres display vigorous oscillatory signature when observed in chromospheric diagnostics like the strong Ca II lines and H-alpha. New high-resolution sunspot observations from the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope show the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Luc Rouppe van der Voort , Jaime de la Cruz Rodriguez

Recent high-resolution observations reveal that subarcsecond bright dots (BDs) with sub-minute lifetimes appears ubiquitously in the transition region (TR) above sunspot penumbra. The presence of penumbral micro-jets (PMJs) in the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-01 Tanmoy Samanta , Hui Tian , Dipankar Banerjee , Nicole Schanche

We present the results of high resolution co-temporal and co-spatial photospheric and chromospheric observations of sunspot penumbral intrusions. The data was taken with the Swedish Solar Telescope (SST) on the Canary Islands. Time series…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-08 L. Bharti , S. K. Solanki , J. Hirzberger

Penumbral microjets (PJs) are transient narrow bright features in the chromosphere of sunspot penumbrae, first characterized by Katsukawa et al (2007) using the \CaII\ H-line filter on {\it Hinode}'s Solar Optical Telescope (SOT). It was…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-27 Sanjiv K. Tiwari , Ronald L. Moore , Amy R. Winebarger , Shane E. Alpert

We present simultaneous photospheric and chromospheric observations of the trailing sunspot in NOAA 10904, obtained with the Swedish Solar Telescope (SST) La Palma, Canary Islands. Time series of high resolution \ion{Ca}{ii}\,$H$ images…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 L. Bharti , J. Hirzberger , S. K. Solanki

Sunspot atmospheres are highly inhomogeneous hosting both quasi-stable and transient features, such as `umbral micro-jets' and dark fibril-like events. We seek to understand the morphological properties and formation mechanisms of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-06 C. J. Nelson , V. M. J. Henriques , M. Mathioudakis , F. P. Keenan

Solid evidence of magnetic reconnection is rarely reported within sunspots, the darkest regions with the strongest magnetic fields and lowest temperatures in the solar atmosphere. Using the world's largest solar telescope, the 1.6-meter…

Recent observations of sunspot's umbra suggested that it may be finely structured at a sub-arcsecond scale representing a mix of hot and cool plasma elements. In this study we report the first detailed observations of the umbral spikes,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 V. Yurchyshyn , V. Abramenko , S. Kosovichev , P. Goode

To better understand the characteristics, driving mechanisms, and potential heating contributions of chromospheric jets, we analyze two contrasting types: one originating from within the sunspot penumbra (inside jets), and the other…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-14 Guotang Wu , Xiaoli Yan , Zhike Xue , Jincheng Wang , Zhe Xu , Liheng Yang , Yian Zhou , Liping Yang , Xinsheng Zhang , Qifan Dong , Zongyin Wu

We investigate the dependence of penumbral microjets inclination on the position within penumbra. The high cadence observations taken on 10 November 2006 with the Hinode satellite through the \ion{Ca}{ii} H and G--band filters were analysed…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. Jurcak , Y. Katsukawa

Coronal jets are ubiquitous, collimated million-degree ejections that contribute to the energy and mass supply of the upper solar atmosphere and the solar wind. Solar Orbiter provides an unprecedented opportunity to observe fine-scale jets…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-22 D. Nóbrega-Siverio , R. Joshi , E. Sola-Viladesau , D. Berghmans , D. Lim

High-resolution broadband filtergrams of active region NOAA 11271 in Ca ii H and G band were obtained with the Solar Optical Telescope on board Hinode to identify the physical driver responsible for the dynamic and small-scale chromospheric…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 Rohan E. Louis , Christian Beck , Kiyoshi Ichimoto

Penumbral filaments and light bridges are prominent structures inside sunspots and are important for understanding the nature of sunspot magnetic fields and magneto-convection underneath. We investigate an interesting event where several…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-07 Y. J. Hou , T. Li , S. H. Zhong , S. H. Yang , Y. L. Guo , X. H. Li , J. Zhang , Y. Y. Xiang

$\delta$-sunspots are known to be favourable locations for fast and energetic events like flares and CMEs. The photosphere of this type of sunspots has been thoroughly investigated in the past three decades. The atmospheric conditions in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-10 Carolina Robustini , Jorrit Leenaarts , Jaime de la Cruz Rodríguez
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