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Vortex-flows exist across a broad range of spatial and temporal scales in the solar atmosphere. Small-scale vortices have been proposed to play an important role in energy transport in the solar atmosphere. However, their physical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-04 Nitin Yadav , Robert H. Cameron , Sami K. Solanki

The relationship between vortex flows at different spatial scales and their contribution to the energy balance in the chromosphere is not yet fully understood. We perform three-dimensional (3D) radiation-magnetohydrodynamic (MHD)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-05-20 Nitin Yadav , R. H. Cameron , S. K. Solanki

Aims: We study the differences between non-magnetic and magnetic regions in the flow and thermal structure of the upper solar photosphere. Methods: Radiative MHD simulations representing a quiet region and a plage region, respectively,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 R. Moll , R. H. Cameron , M. Schüssler

The propagation and dissipation of magnetohydrodynamic waves play a key role in transporting energy from the solar photosphere to the chromosphere. Using high-resolution three-dimensional radiative MHD simulations, we investigate the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-21 Nitin Yadav , Apanba Khuman

In this work, a state-of-the-art vortex detection method, Instantaneous Vorticity Deviation, is applied to locate three-dimensional vortex tube boundaries in numerical simulations of solar photospheric magnetoconvection performed by the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-08-03 Suzana S. A. Silva , Viktor Fedun , Gary Verth , Erico L. Rempel , Sergiy Shelyag

We review (i) observations and numerical simulations of vortical flows in the solar atmosphere and (ii) measurements of the horizontal magnetic field in quiet Sun regions. First, we discuss various manifestations of vortical flows and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-02-21 O. Steiner , R. Rezaei

We use 3D radiative MHD simulations to investigate the formation and dynamics of small-scale (less than 0.5 Mm in diameter) vortex tubes spontaneously generated by turbulent convection in quiet-Sun regions with initially weak mean magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 I. N. Kitiashvili , A. G. Kosovichev , N. N. Mansour , A. A. Wray

Vortex flows are structures associated with the rotation of the plasma and/or the magnetic field that are present throughout the solar atmosphere. In recent years, their study has become increasingly important, as they are present on a wide…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-04 M. Koll Pistarini , E. Khomenko , T. Felipe

Vortex motions are frequently observed on the solar photosphere. These motions may play a key role in the transport of energy and momentum from the lower atmosphere into the upper solar atmosphere, contributing to coronal heating. The lower…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-02 B. Snow , V. Fedun , F. A. Gent , G. Verth , R. Erdélyi

With the adaptation of the FLASH code we simulate magnetohydrodynamic-gravity waves and vortices as well as their response in the magnetized three-dimensional (3D) solar atmosphere at different heights to understand the localized energy…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 K. Murawski , I. Ballai , A. K. Srivastava , D. Lee

We present a series of radiative MHD simulations addressing the origin and distribution of mixed polarity magnetic field in the solar photosphere. To this end we consider numerical simulations that cover the uppermost 2-6 Mm of the solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 M. Rempel

We present results of three-dimensional numerical simulations of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) wave propagation in a solar magnetic flux tube. Our study aims at understanding the properties of a range of MHD wave modes generated by different…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-01 G. Vigeesh , V. Fedun , S. S. Hasan , R. Erdélyi

High-resolution observations with the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope (SST) and the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) reveal rotating magnetic field structures that extend from the solar surface into the chromosphere and the corona. These…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Sven Wedemeyer , Oskar Steiner

We investigate the evolution and origin of small-scale chromospheric swirls by analyzing numerical simulations of the quiet solar atmosphere, using the radiative magnetohydrodynamic code CO$5$BOLD. We are interested in finding their…

The solar wind is a magnetized and turbulent plasma. Its turbulence is often dominated by Alfv\'enic fluctuations and often deemed as nearly incompressible far away from the Sun, as shown by in-situ measurements near 1AU. However, for solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-14 Xiangrong Fu , Hui Li , Zhaoming Gan , Senbei Du , John Steinberg

We have performed a three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic simulation to study the emergence of a twisted magnetic flux tube from -20,000 km of the solar convection zone to the corona through the photosphere and the chromosphere. The middle…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 S. Toriumi , T. Yokoyama

Vortex flows can foster a variety of wave modes. A recent oscillatory analysis of a persistent 1.7 h vortex flow with a significant substructure has suggested the existence of various types of waves within it. We investigate the nature and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-25 Kostas Tziotziou , Georgia Tsiropoula , Ioannis Kontogiannis

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) plasma turbulence is believed to play a vital role in the production of energetic electrons during solar flares and the non-thermal broadening of spectral lines is a key sign of this turbulence. Here, we determine…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-22 Morgan Stores , Natasha L. S. Jeffrey , Eduard P. Kontar

Recently, the characteristics, and dynamics of a persistent 1.7 h vortex flow, resembling a small-scale tornado, have been investigated with ground-base and space-based observations and for the first time in the Ha line centre. The vortex…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-03-13 K. Tziotziou , G. Tsiropoula , I. Kontogiannis

Vortex-magnetic interactions shape magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence, influencing energy transfer in astrophysical, geophysical, and industrial systems. On the Sun, granular-scale vortex flows couple strongly with magnetic fields,…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-01-15 Weiyu Shen , Rodolfo Ostilla-Mónico , Xiaojue Zhu
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