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Solar active regions (ARs) determine solar polar fields and cause solar cycle variability within the framework of the Babcock-Leighton (BL) dynamo. The contribution of an AR to the polar field is measured by its dipole field, which results…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-03 Ruihui Wang , Jie Jiang , Yukun Luo

We explore the cause of the solar cycle variabilities using a novel 3D Babcock--Leighton dynamo model. In this model, based on the toroidal flux at the base of the convection zone, bipolar magnetic regions (BMRs) are produced with…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-30 Bidya Binay Karak , Mark Miesch

Several solar-like stars exhibit cyclic magnetic activity similar to the Sun as found in photospheric and chromospheric emission. We want to understand the physical mechanism involved in rotational dependence of these activity cycle…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-22 Jörn Warnecke

Ways to give medium- and short-term predictions of solar flares are proposed according to the statistical analysis of events during solar cycle 23. On one hand, the time distribution of both C and M class flares shows two main periods of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-17 Z. Q. Qu

The vector magnetic field characteristics of superactive regions (SARs) hold the key for understanding why SARs are extremely active and provide the guidance in space weather prediction. We aim to quantify the characteristics of SARs using…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 A. Q. Chen , J. X. Wang

The solar cycle is a complex phenomenon. To comprehensively understand it, we have to study various tracers. The most important component of this complex is the solar dynamo, which is understood as self-excitation of the solar magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-10 V. N. Obridko , A. S. Shibalova , D. D. Sokoloff

Solar active regions (ARs) are the places hosting the majority of solar eruptions. Studying the evolution and morphological features of ARs is not only of great significance to the understanding of the physical mechanisms of solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-26 Ruishuo Chen , Wutong Lu , Qi Hao , Yifan Meng , Pengfei Chen , Chenxi Shi

Understanding coronal structure and dynamics can be facilitated by analyzing green-line emission, which enables the investigation of diverse coronal structures such as coronal loops, streamers, coronal holes, and various eruptions in the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-27 Jacob Oloketuyi , Yu Liu , Linhua Deng , Abouazza Elmhamdi , Fengrong Zhu , Ayodeji Ibitoye , Opeyemi Omole , Feiyang Sha , Qiang Liu

We need to establish a correspondence between the magnetic structures generated by models and usual stellar activity indexes to simulate radial velocity time series for stars less active than the Sun. This is necessary to compare the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-01 Nadège Meunier

Recent studies indicate that a small number of rogue solar active regions (ARs) may have a significant impact on the end-of-cycle polar field and the long-term behavior of solar activity. The impact of individual ARs can be qualified based…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-13 Ruihui Wang , Jie Jiang , Yukun Luo

Solar active longitudes show a characteristic migration pattern in the Carrington coordinate system when they can be identified at all. By following this migration, the longitudinal activity distribution around the center of the band can be…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-01-09 N. Gyenge , T. Baranyi , A. Ludmány

Long observational series for bipolar active regions (ARs) provide significant information about the mutual transformation of the poloidal and toroidal components of the global solar magnetic field. The direction of the toroidal field…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-14 A. Zhukova , A. Khlystova , V. Abramenko , D. Sokoloff

The multi-scaled solar magnetic field consists of two major components: active regions (ARs) and magnetic network. Unraveling the cycle-dependent properties and interrelations of these components is crucial for understanding the evolution…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-13 Yukun Luo , Jie Jiang , Ruihui Wang

The magnetic activity of the Sun becomes stronger and weaker over roughly an 11 year cycle, modulating the radiation and charged particle environment experienced by the Earth as "space weather". Decades of observations from the Mount Wilson…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-18 Axel Brandenburg , Savita Mathur , Travis S. Metcalfe

Solar magnetic activity follows regular cycles of about 11 years with an inversion of polarity in the poles every 22 years. This changing surface magnetism impacts the properties of the acoustic modes. The acoustic mode frequency shifts are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-27 Rafael A. Garcia , Sylvain N. Breton , David Salabert , Sushant C. Tripathy , Kiran Jain , Savita Mathur , Eva Panetier

Precise, high-cadence, long-term records of stellar spectral variability at different temporal scales lead to better understanding of a wide variety of phenomena including stellar atmospheres and dynamos, convective motions, and rotational…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-19 Serena Criscuoli , Sergey Marchenko , Matthew DeLand , Debi Choudhary , Greg Kopp

Context. Solar active regions are known to have jets. These jets are associated with heating and the release of particles into the solar wind. Aim. Our aim is to understand the spatial distribution of coronal jets within active regions to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-07 Jonas Odermatt , Krzysztof Barczynski , Louise K. Harra , Conrad Schwanitz , Säm Krucker

Solar active regions (ARs) are areas on the Sun with very strong magnetic fields where various activities take place. Prominences are one of the typical solar features in the solar atmosphere, whose eruptions often lead to solar flares and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-22 T. Zhang , Q. Hao , P. F. Chen

Solar activity can be witnessed in the form of sunspots and active regions, where the magnetic field is enhanced by up to a factor 1000 as compared to that of the quiet Sun. In addition, solar activity manifests itself in terms of flares,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-25 Gottfried Mann , Frédéric Schuller

A growing body of evidence suggests that multiple dynamo mechanisms can drive magnetic variability on different timescales, not only in the Sun but also in other stars. Many solar activity proxies exhibit a quasi-biennial ($\sim$2 year)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-14 Ricky Egeland , Travis S. Metcalfe , Jeffrey C. Hall , Gregory W. Henry