Bibcode
Martínez González, M. J.; Collados, M.; Ruiz Cobo, B.; Solanki, S. K.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 469, Issue 3, July III 2007, pp.L39-L42
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2007
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70
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Description
Aims:We study the structure of the magnetic field vector in the
internetwork and search for the presence of small-scale loops. Methods: We invert 1.56 μm spectropolarimetric observations of
internetwork regions at disc centre by applying the SIR code. This
allows us to recover the atmospheric parameters that play a role in the
formation of these spectral lines. We are mainly interested in the
structure of the magnetic field vector. Results: We find that
many opposite polarity elements of the internetwork are connected by
short (2-6´´), low-lying (photospheric) loops. These loops
connect at least the 10-20% of the internetwork flux visible in our
data. Also we have some evidence that points towards a dynamic scenario
that can be produced by the emergence of internetwork magnetic flux.