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We present the first observations of chromospheric swirls using the Hydrogen-alpha Rapid Dynamics camera and Rapid Oscillations in the Solar Atmosphere imaging instruments at the Dunn Solar Telescope. These vortices contribute to heating…

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The motion of faint propagating disturbances (PD) in the solar corona reveals an intricate structure which must be defined by the magnetic field. Applied to quiet Sun observations by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA)/Solar Dynamics…

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High-resolution observations of dynamic phenomena give insight into properties and processes that govern the low solar atmosphere. We present the analysis of jet-like phenomena emanating from a penumbral foot-point in active region (AR)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-09 Llŷr Dafydd Humphries , Erwin Verwichte , David Kuridze , Huw Morgan

The frequency, $\nu_{\rm max}$, at which the envelope of pulsation power peaks for solar-like oscillators is an important quantity in asteroseismology. We measure $\nu_{\rm max}$ for the Sun using 25 years of Sun-as-a-Star Doppler velocity…

Convective motions in the solar atmosphere cause spectral lines to become asymmetric and shifted in wavelength. For photospheric lines, this differential Doppler shift varies from the solar disk center to the limb. Precise and comprehensive…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-10 Johannes Löhner-Böttcher , Wolfgang Schmidt , Rolf Schlichenmaier , Tilo Steinmetz , Ronald Holzwarth

Aims. We perform a detailed observational analysis of network jets to understand their kinematics, rotational motion and underlying triggering mechanism(s). We have analyzed the quiet-Sun (QS) data. Methods. IRIS high resolution imaging and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-29 P. Kayshap , K. Murawski , A. K. Srivastava , B. N. Dwivedi

Parker Solar Probe (PSP) data recorded within a heliocentric radial distance of 0.3 AU have revealed a magnetic field dominated by Alfv\'enic structures that undergo large local variations or even reversals of the radial magnetic field.…

Small-scale brightenings in solar atmospheric observations are a manifestation of heating and/or energy transport events. We present statistical characteristics of brightenings from a new detection method applied to 1330, 1400, and 2796…

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We analyze the time series of Ca II H-line obtained from Hinode/SOT on the solar limb. We follow three cases of upwardly propagating kink waves along a spicule and inverted Y-shaped structures at the cusp of it. The time-distance analysis…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 H. Ebadi , M. Ghiassi

Alfvenic waves are thought to play an important role in coronal heating and solar wind acceleration. Here we investigate the dissipation of such waves due to phase mixing at the presence of shear flow and field in the stratified atmosphere…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 H. Ebadi , M. Hosseinpour

Oscillation properties in two sunspots and two facular regions are studied using Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) data and ground-based observations in the SiI 10827 and HeI 10830 lines. The aim is to study different-frequency spatial…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-25 N. I. Kobanov , D. Y. Kolobov , A. A. Chelpanov

The small-scale moving intensity enhancements remotely observed in the extreme ultraviolet images of the solar active regions, which we refer to as active region moving campfires (ARMCs), are related to local plasma temperature and/or…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-06-08 B. M. Shergelashvili , E. Philishvili , S. Buitendag , S. Poedts , M. Khodachenko

We have performed MHD simulations of Alfven wave propagation along an open flux tube in the solar atmosphere. In our numerical model, Alfven waves are generated by the photospheric granular motion. As the wave generator, we used a derived…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Takuma Matsumoto , Kazunari Shibata

Small-scale magnetic fields in the solar photosphere can be identified in high-resolution magnetograms or in the G-band as magnetic bright points (MBPs). Rapid motions of these fields can cause magneto-hydrodynamical waves and can also lead…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 D. Utz , A. Hanslmeier , R. Muller , A. Veronig , J. Rybák , H. Muthsam

Solar granulation consists of dynamic convective plasma cells that rise from the solar interior to the surface. The interaction between these plasma cells and the Sun's magnetic field provides valuable insights into plasma dynamics near the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-01 J. I. Campos Rozo , J. Jurčák , S. M. Díaz Castillo , M. van Noort

H$\alpha$ observations of the solar chromosphere reveal dynamic small-scale structures known as spicules at the limb and rapid blue and red shifted excursions (RBEs/RREs) on-disk. We want to understand what drives these dynamic features,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-24 Sanghita Chandra , Robert Cameron , Damien Przybylski , Sami K. Solanki , Patrick Ondratschek , Sanja Danilovic

Alfven waves are considered as potential transporters of energy heating the solar corona. We seek spectroscopic signatures of the Alfven waves in the chromosphere occupied by a bright network element, investigating temporal variations of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-27 J. Koza , P. Sütterlin , P. Gömöry , J. Rybák , A. Kucera

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

This study reveals a new feature of many solar jets: a group height, which links their acceleration and velocity. The acceleration and velocity (a,V) for jets such as spicules, often displayed as scattergraphs, show a strong correlation.…

General Physics · Physics 2026-03-24 Leonard A Freeman

Context. The corona of the Sun is the part of the solar atmosphere with temperatures of over one million Kelvin, which needs to be heated internally in order to exist. This heating mechanism remains a mystery; we see large magnetically…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-03 I. Kraus , Ph. -A. Bourdin , J. Zender , M. Bergmann , A. Hanslmeier