High-resolution Observations of Siphon Flows in a Solar Magnetic Pore

Guglielmino, S. L.; Zuccarello, Francesca
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The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 743, Issue 1, article id. L9 (2011).

Fecha de publicación:
12
2011
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2
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1
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5
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5
Descripción
We investigate signatures of siphon flows in a region around a solar magnetic pore, observed in the photosphere at μ = 0.6, during its decay phase. We analyze high-resolution Stokes spectra acquired by Hinode/Solar Optical Telescope along the Fe I pair at 630.2 nm. We determine the vector magnetic field and the line-of-sight velocity by an inversion of the full Stokes vector using the SIR code. We also analyze photospheric G-band filtergrams. We find evidence of a transient siphon (counter)flow at the edge of the pore. An arch-shaped structure is found to have upflow motions of 4 km s-1 in the footpoint with a stronger magnetic field and positive polarity, and downflows of the same order of magnitude in the footpoint with opposite polarity and a weaker magnetic field. The event is different from those reported in previous observations of the Sun's atmosphere and may represent a physical constraint for numerical models.
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