Bibcode
Martínez-González, M. J.; Asensio-Ramos, A.; Manso-Sainz, R.; Khomenko, E.; Martínez-Pillet, V.; Solanki, S. K.; López Ariste, A.; Schmidt, W.; Barthol, P.; Gandorfer, A.
Bibliographical reference
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 730, Issue 2, article id. L37 (2011).
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2011
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42
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We present observational evidence for oscillations of magnetic flux
density in the quiet areas of the Sun. The majority of magnetic fields
on the solar surface have strengths of the order of or lower than the
equipartition field (300-500 G). This results in a myriad of magnetic
fields whose evolution is largely determined by the turbulent plasma
motions. When granules evolve they squash the magnetic field lines
together or pull them apart. Here, we report on the periodic deformation
of the shapes of features in circular polarization observed at high
resolution with SUNRISE. In particular, we note that the area of patches
with a constant magnetic flux oscillates with time, which implies that
the apparent magnetic field intensity oscillates in antiphase. The
periods associated with this oscillatory pattern are compatible with the
granular lifetime and change abruptly, which suggests that these
oscillations might not correspond to characteristic oscillatory modes of
magnetic structures, but to the forcing by granular motions. In one
particular case, we find three patches around the same granule
oscillating in phase, which means that the spatial coherence of these
oscillations can reach 1600 km. Interestingly, the same kind of
oscillatory phenomenon is also found in the upper photosphere.
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