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The presence of turbulent phenomena in the outer solar atmosphere is a given. However, because we are reduced to remotely sensing the atmosphere of a star with instruments of limited spatial and/or spectral resolution, we can only infer the…

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(Abridged) Aims: We characterize the dynamics of the quiet inter-network chromosphere by studying the occurrence of acoustic shocks and their relation with the concomitant photospheric structure and dynamics. Methods: We analyze a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Vecchio , G. Cauzzi , K. P. Reardon

Waves and oscillations are important solar phenomena, not only because they can propagate and dissipate energy in the chromosphere, but also because they carry information about the structure of the atmosphere in which they propagate. The…

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The presence of intense magnetic fields in and around sunspots is expected to modify the solar structure and oscillation frequencies. Applying the ring diagram technique to data from the Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) on board the Solar and…

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

Velocity oscillations in sunspot umbrae have been measured simultaneously in two spectral lines: the photospheric Silicon I 10827 A line and the chromospheric Helium I 10830 A multiplet. From the full Stokes inversion of temporal series of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Rebecca Centeno , Manuel Collados , Javier Trujillo Bueno

Aims. With the Solar Optical Telescope on Hinode, we investigate the basic properties of high-degree solar oscillations observed at two levels in the solar atmosphere, in the G-band (formed in the photosphere) and in the Ca II H line…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 U. Mitra-Kraev , A. G. Kosovichev , T. Sekii

Context. There remains much mystery about how or if wave-energy in the photosphere can be transferred sufficiently upwards through the solar atmosphere to contribute to coronal heating. In light of a plethora of theoretical and idealised…

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In the current analysis, we use spectroscopic observations of the quiet-Sun made by IRIS instrument, and investigate wave propagation. We analyze various spectral lines formed in different atmospheric layers such as the photosphere,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-18 Kartika Sangal , A. K. Srivastava , P. Kayshap , Ding Yuan , E. Scullion

As the global magnetic field of the Sun has an activity cycle, one expects to observe some variation of the dynamical properties of the flows visible in the photosphere. We investigate the flow field during the solar cycle by analysing…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-15 Th. Roudier , J. M. Malherbe , G. M. Mirouh

A sunspot acts as a waveguide in response to the dynamics of the solar interior; the trapped waves and oscillations could reveal its thermal and magnetic structures. We study the oscillations in a sunspot intruded by a light bridge, the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-19 Ding Yuan , Robert W. Walsh

In addition to sunspots, which represent the most easily visualized manifestation of solar magnetism, cutting-edge observations of the solar atmosphere have uncovered a plethora of magnetic flux tubes, down to the resolving power of modern…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-27 M. Stangalini , G. Verth , V. Fedun , D. Perrone , M. Berretti , P. Bushby , S. Jafarzadeh , D. B. Jess , F. Giannattasio , P. H. Keys , R. Bruno , F. Berrilli

Understanding the global rotational profile of the solar atmosphere and its variation is fundamental to uncovering a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of the solar magnetic field and the extent of coupling between different layers…

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Swirls are ubiquitous in the solar atmosphere. They are believed to be related to the excitation of different modes of magnetohydrodynamic waves and pulses, as well as spicules. However, statistical studies of their collective behaviour are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-21 Jiajia Liu , David Jess , Robert Erdélyi , Mihalis Mathioudakis

Consecutive height series of Ha spectra in solar limb spicules taken on the 53 cm coronagraph of Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory at the heights of 3800-8700 km above the photosphere have been analyzed. The aim is to observe oscillatory…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 T. V. Zaqarashvili , E. Khutsishvili , V. Kukhianidze , G. Ramishvili

Since their discovery, spicules have attracted increased attention as energy/mass bridges between the dense and dynamic photosphere and the tenuous hot solar corona. Mechanical energy of photospheric random and coherent motions can be…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 T. V. Zaqarashvili , R. Erdelyi

Oscillations detected on the solar surface provide a unique possibility for investigations of the interior properties of a star. Through major observational efforts, including extensive observations from space, as well as development of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 J. Christensen-Dalsgaard

Multiscale topological complexity of solar magnetic field is among the primary factors controlling energy release in the corona, including associated processes in the photospheric and chromospheric boundaries. We present a new approach for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Vadim M. Uritsky , Joseph M. Davila

Solar oscillations are expected to be excited by turbulent flows in the intergranular lanes near the solar surface. Time series recorded by the IMaX instrument aboard the {\sc Sunrise} observatory reveal solar oscillations at high…

High resolution imaging observation of a sunspot umbra was done with Hinode Solar Optical Telescope (SOT). Filtergrams in wavelengths of blue and green continuum were taken during three consecutive days. The umbra consisted of a dark core…