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Relaxations of localized over-density in a plane transverse to the magnetic field are numericallyinvestigated under the effect of drift-wave and interchange drives in SOL conditions. Such a controlleddeparture from thermodynamic equilibrium…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-06-06 R Varennes , G Dif-Pradalier , P Ghendrih , V Grandgirard , O Panico , Y Sarazin , E Serre , D Zarzoso

The mean value of the normalized current helicity in solar active regions is on the order of 1e-8 1/m, negative in the northern hemisphere, positive in the southern hemisphere. Observations indicate that this helicity has a subsurface…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 K. Petrovay , P. Chaterjee , A. Choudhuri

This study examines whether the dispersion of passive particles at the free surface of a generic (nonturbulent) shallow flow can reliably represent the behavior of depth-keeping particles below the surface. A shallow configuration…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-02-12 Lenin M. Flores Ramírez , Matias Duran-Matute , Herman J. H. Clercx

Emerging active regions are associated with convective flows on the spatial scale and lifetimes of supergranules. To understand how these flows are involved in the formation of active regions, we aim to identify where active regions emerge…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-17 Hannah Schunker , William Roland-Batty , Aaron C. Birch , Douglas C. Braun , Robert H. Cameron , L. Gizon

We investigated the role of photospheric plasma motions in the formation and evolution of polar magnetic patches using time-sequence observations with high spatial resolution. The observations were obtained with the spectropolarimeter on…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Anjali John Kaithakkal , Y. Suematsu , M. Kubo , Y. Iida , D. Shiota , S. Tsuneta

Context. Local helioseismology has detected spatially extended converging surface flows into solar active regions. These play an important role in flux-transport models of the solar dynamo. Aims. We aim to validate the existence of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-04 B. Löptien , A. C. Birch , T. L. Duvall , L. Gizon , B. Proxauf , J. Schou

Data obtained by the GONG and MDI instruments over the last seven years are used to study how solar dynamics -- both rotation and other large scale flows -- have changed with time. In addition to the well known phenomenon of bands of faster…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Sarbani Basu , H. M. Antia

Local phonon motion underneath a surface interacting with a flow may cause the flow to passively stabilize, or destabilize, as desired within the region adjacent to the subsurface motion. This mechanism has been extensively analyzed over…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-12-19 Armin Kianfar , Mahmoud I. Hussein

We estimate the temporal change of magnetic flux perpendicular to the solar surface in a decaying active region by using a time series of the spatial distribution of vector magnetic fields in the photosphere. The vector magnetic fields are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. Kubo , B. W. Lites , T. Shimizu , K. Ichimoto

While magnetic field has only second order effects on global sound waves, it can affect the mode frequencies and flow fields inferred using local helioseismology. A strong localized field can bias our results when one try to infer global…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-12-17 T. Corbard

Convection, differential rotation, and meridional circulation of solar plasma are studied based on helioseismic data covering the period from May 2010 to August 2024, significantly prolonged compared to that previously considered. Depth…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-22 A. V. Getling , A. G. Kosovichev

Using magnetic field maps acquired by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager on board the Solar Dynamics Observatory we measured rotation rates of 864 active and 322 ephemeral regions observed between 2010 and 2016. We found smaller magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-25 Alexander S. Kutsenko

We measure differential rotation and meridional flow in the Sun's surface shear layer by tracking the motions of the magnetic network seen in magnetograms from SOHO/MDI and SDO/HMI over solar cycles 23, 24, and the start of 25 (1996-2022).…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-12-22 David H. Hathaway , Lisa A. Upton , Sushant S. Mahajan

{In order to understand the emergence of the active region, we investigate the emerging process and magnetic properties of a naked anti-Hale active region during the period between August 24 to 25, 2018.} {Using the data from Helioseismic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-11 Jincheng Wang , Xiaoli Yan , Defang Kong , Zhike Xue , Liheng Yang , Qiaoling Li , Yan Zhang , Hao Li

The non-collisional interaction between conducting obstacles and magnetized plasma winds can be found in different scenarios, from the interaction occurring between regions inside galaxy clusters to the interaction between the solar wind…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Norberto Romanelli , Daniel Gomez , Cesar Bertucci , Magda Delva

Employing Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) deep magnetograms and H${\alpha}$ images in a quiet region and a coronal hole, observed on September 14 and 16, 2004, respectively, we have explored the magnetic flux emergence, disappearance and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-11 Jun Zhang , Jun Ma , Haimin Wang

We present results on modeling solar pores and sunspots using 2D axisymmetric magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) simulations. These models are helpful for understanding the mechanisms of magnetic field concentration in sunspots, and the large-scale…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-06-22 T. Hartlep , F. H. Busse , N. E. Hulburt , A. G. Kosovichev

The striking similarity between the cyclic equatorward migration of the torsional oscillation belts and the sunspot activity latitudes inspired several attempts to seek an explanation of the torsional phenomenon in terms of interactions…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-01-10 J. Muraközy , A. Ludmány

We use observations of line-of-sight magnetograms from Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) on board of Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) to investigate polarity separation, magnetic flux, flux emergence rate, twist and tilt of solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-20 A. S. Kutsenko , V. I. Abramenko , A. A. Pevtsov

The solar surface magnetic field is fundamental for modeling the coronal magnetic field, studying the solar dynamo, and predicting solar cycle strength. We perform a continuous simulation of the surface magnetic field from 2010 to 2024,…

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