A case for submergence of magnetic flux in a solar active region
1984; IOP Publishing; Volume: 287; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1086/162699
ISSN1538-4357
AutoresD. M. Rabin, Ronald L. Moore, M. J. Hagyard,
Tópico(s)Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
Resumoview Abstract Citations (47) References (24) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS A case for submergence of magnetic flux in a solar active region Rabin, D. ; Moore, R. ; Hagyard, M. J. Abstract In NOAA Active Region 2372 (April 1980), 4 x 10 to the 20th maxwells of magnetic flux concentrated in an area 30 arcsec across disappeared overnight. Vector magnetograms show that all components of the magnetic field weakened together. If the field had weakened through diffusion or fluid flow, 90 percent of the original flux would still have been detected by the magnetograph within a suitably enlarged area. In fact there was a threefold decrease in detected flux. Evidently, magnetic field was removed from the photosphere. Since the disappearing flux was located in a region of low magnetic shear and low activity in H-alpha and Ly-alpha, it is unlikely that the field dissipated through reconnection. It is argued that the most likely possibility is that flux submerged. The observations suggest that even during the growth phase of active regions, submergence is a strong process comparable in magnitude to emergence. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: December 1984 DOI: 10.1086/162699 Bibcode: 1984ApJ...287..404R Keywords: Magnetic Flux; Photosphere; Solar Magnetic Field; H Alpha Line; Lyman Alpha Radiation; Magnetic Signatures; Spectroheliographs; Solar Physics full text sources ADS |
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