Bibcode
Borrero, J. M.; Pillet, V. M.; Schlichenmaier, R.; Schmidt, W.; Berkefeld, T.; Solanki, S. K.; Bonet, J. A.; Iniesta, J. C. d. T.; Domingo, V.; Barthol, P.; Gandorfer, A.
Bibliographical reference
4th Hinode Science Meeting: Unsolved Problems and Recent Insights, ASP Conference series, Vol 455, proceedings of a conference held 11-15 October 2010 in Palermo, Italy. Edited by Luis R. Bellot Rubio, Fabio Reale, and Mats Carlsson. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2012, p.155
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2012
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Description
In this contribution we describe some recent observations of high-speed
magnetized flows in the quiet Sun granulation. These observations were
carried out with the Imaging Magnetograph eXperiment (IMaX) onboard the
stratospheric balloon SUNRISE, and possess an unprecedented spatial
resolution and temporal cadence. These flows were identified as highly
shifted circular polarization (Stokes V) signals. We estimate the LOS
velocity responsible for these shifts to be larger than 6 km
s-1, and therefore we refer to them as supersonic magnetic
flows. The average lifetime of the detected events is 81.3 s and they
occupy an average area of about 23 000 km2. Most of the
events occur within granular cells and correspond therefore to upflows.
However some others occur in intergranular lanes or bear no clear
relation to the convective velocity pattern. We analyze a number of
representative examples and discuss them in terms of magnetic loops,
reconnection events, and convective collapse.