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The effect of using two representations of the normal-to-surface magnetic field to calculate photospheric measures that are related to active region (AR) potential for flaring is presented. Several AR properties were computed using…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-24 Jordan A. Guerra , Sung-H. Park , Ioannis Kontogiannis , Peter T. Gallagher , Manolis Georgoulis , D. Shaun Bloomfield

We used line-of-sight magnetograms acquired by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager on board the Solar Dynamics Observatory to derive the decay rate of total unsigned magnetic flux for 910 ephemeral and active regions (ARs) observed between…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-08 Andrei A. Plotnikov , Valentina I. Abramenko , Alexander S. Kutsenko

Here, we developed a complex network of solar active regions (ARs) to study various local and global properties of the network. The values of the Hurst exponent ($0.8-0.9$) were evaluated by both the detrended fluctuation analysis and the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-23 Farhad Daei , Hossein Safari , Neda Dadashi

Magnetic field data provided by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager on board the Solar Dynamics Observatory were utilized to explore the changes in the magnetic energy of four active regions (ARs) during their emergence. We found that at…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-21 Olga K. Kutsenko , Alexander S. Kutsenko , Valentina I. Abramenko

We perform radiative magnetohydrodynamic calculations for the solar quiet region to investigate the dependence of statistical flow on magnetic properties and the three-dimensional (3D) structure of magnetic patches in the presence of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-17 K. Takahata , H. Hotta , Y. Iida , T. Oba

Linking solar wind properties to the activities and characteristics of its source regions can enhance our understanding of its origin and generation mechanisms. Using the Mount Wilson magnetic classification (MWMC), we categorize all active…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-13 Xinzheng Shi , Hui Fu , Zhenghua Huang , Limei Yan , Qi Liu , Lidong Xia

Magnetic elements of the solar surface are studied in magnetograms recorded with the high-resolution Solar Dynamics Observatory / Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager . To extract some statistical and physical properties of these elements…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-07-31 Mohsen Javaherian , Hossein Safari , Neda Dadashi , Markus Josef Aschwanden

Here, we analyzed magnetic elements of the solar active regions (ARs) observed in the line-of-sight magnetograms (the 6173 \AA~Fe \small{I} line) recorded with the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)/Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI). The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-28 M. A. Moradhaseli , M. Javaherian , N. Fathalian , H. Safari

Aims. Although the temporal evolution of active regions (ARs) is relatively well understood, the processes involved continue to be the subject of investigation. We study how the magnetic field of a series of ARs evolves with time to better…

The systematic variation of solar active region (AR) properties with their magnetic flux has been the subject of numerous studies but the proposed scaling laws still vary rather widely. A correct representation of these laws and the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-24 Guilherme A. L. Nogueira , Robertus Erdelyi , Ruihui Wang , Kristof Petrovay

We used magnetograms acquired with the {\it Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager} (HMI) on board the {\it Solar Dynamics Observatory} (SDO) to calculate and analyze spatial correlation functions and the multi-fractal spectra in solar active…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-11 Valentina Abramenko , Regina Suleymanova

Active regions (ARs) are the main sources of variety in solar dynamic events. Automated detection and identification tools need to be developed for solar features for a deeper understanding of the solar cycle. Of particular interest here…

Sunspots, as seen in white light or continuum images, are associated with regions of high magnetic activity on the Sun, visible on magnetogram images. Their complexity is correlated with explosive solar activity and so classifying these…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2015-03-16 Kevin R. Moon , Jimmy J. Li , Veronique Delouille , Fraser Watson , Alfred O. Hero

Solar Cycle 24 data are used to determine how often the Sun emerges sunspots in `activity nests', i.e., regions where sunspots and active regions (ARs) repeatedly emerge. We use the Solar Photospheric Ephemeral Active Region (SPEAR) catalog…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-06 Aimee Norton , Alex Mendez , Ruizhu Chen , Mausumi Dikpati , S. Aswin Amirtha Raj

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

Aims. This study investigates the magnetic evolution of solar active regions (ARs), with a particular focus on understanding how the magnetic morphology of simple and complex ARs changes throughout their lifetime. Methods. To analyse the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-29 Shabnam Nikbakhsh , Eija I. Tanskanen , Thomas Hackman

In this article, the physical processes occurring in the convective layer and the photosphere of the Sun and their connection to the formation of active regions (ARs) and the development of the corresponding magnetic field are explored.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-22 Aidar M. Sadykov , Sergey A. Krasotkin

Magnetic active regions on the Sun are harbingers of space weather events. Understanding the physics of how they form and evolve will improve space weather forecasting. Our aim is to characterise the surface magnetic field and flows for a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-08 Camron S. Alley , Hannah Schunker

A statistical analysis of magnetic energies of the nonlinear force-free and potential fields, and their difference (a proxy for the free magnetic energy) in active regions (ARs) on the Sun of different Hale (Mount Wilson) and McIntosh…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-15 I. V. Zimovets , I. N. Sharykin , W. -Q. Gan

We studied the low-frequency $\lesssim 0.5\;$h$^{-1}$ (long-period $\gtrsim 2\;$h) oscillations of active regions (ARs). The investigation is based on an analysis of a time series built from Solar Dynamics Observatory/Helioseismic and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-22 G. Dumbadze , B. M. Shergelashvili , S. Poedts , T. V. Zaqarashvili , M. Khodachenko , P. De Causmaecker