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The magnetic structure and dynamics of a decaying active region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 September 2020

Ioannis Kontogiannis Open the ORCID record for Ioannis Kontogiannis [Opens in a new window] ,
Christoph Kuckein Open the ORCID record for Christoph Kuckein [Opens in a new window] ,
Sergio Javier González Manrique Open the ORCID record for Sergio Javier González Manrique [Opens in a new window] ,
Tobias Felipe Open the ORCID record for Tobias Felipe [Opens in a new window] ,
Meetu Verma Open the ORCID record for Meetu Verma [Opens in a new window] ,
Horst Balthasar Open the ORCID record for Horst Balthasar [Opens in a new window]  and
Carsten Denker Open the ORCID record for Carsten Denker [Opens in a new window]
Ioannis Kontogiannis
Affiliation:
Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik (AIP), An der Sternwarte 16, 14482, Potsdam, Germany email: ikontogiannis@aip.de
Christoph Kuckein
Affiliation:
Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik (AIP), An der Sternwarte 16, 14482, Potsdam, Germany email: ikontogiannis@aip.de
Sergio Javier González Manrique
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Tatranská Lomnica, Slovakia
Tobias Felipe
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Meetu Verma
Affiliation:
Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik (AIP), An der Sternwarte 16, 14482, Potsdam, Germany email: ikontogiannis@aip.de
Horst Balthasar
Affiliation:
Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik (AIP), An der Sternwarte 16, 14482, Potsdam, Germany email: ikontogiannis@aip.de
Carsten Denker
Affiliation:
Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik (AIP), An der Sternwarte 16, 14482, Potsdam, Germany email: ikontogiannis@aip.de
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Abstract

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We study the evolution of the decaying active region NOAA 12708, from the photosphere up to the corona using high resolution, multi-wavelength GREGOR observations taken on May 9, 2018. We utilize spectropolarimetric scans of the 10830 Å spectral range by the GREGOR Infrared Spectrograph (GRIS), spectral imaging time-series in the Na ID2 spectral line by the GREGOR Fabry-Pérot Interferometer (GFPI) and context imaging in the Ca IIH and blue continuum by the High-resolution Fast Imager (HiFI). Context imaging in the UV/EUV from the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) complements our dataset. The region under study contains one pore with a light-bridge, a few micro-pores and extended clusters of magnetic bright points. We study the magnetic structure from the photosphere up to the upper chromosphere through the spectropolarimetric observations in He II and Si I and through the magnetograms provided by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI). The high-resolution photospheric images reveal the complex interaction between granular-scale convective motions and a range of scales of magnetic field concentrations in unprecedented detail. The pore itself shows a strong interaction with the convective motions, which eventually leads to its decay, while, under the influence of the photospheric flow field, micro-pores appear and disappear. Compressible waves are generated, which are guided towards the upper atmosphere along the magnetic field lines of the various magnetic structures within the field-of-view. Modelling of the He i absorption profiles reveals high velocity components, mostly associated with magnetic bright points at the periphery of the active region, many of which correspond to asymmetric Si I Stokes-V profiles revealing a coupling between upper photospheric and upper chromospheric dynamics. Time-series of Na ID2 spectral images reveal episodic high velocity components at the same locations. State-of-the-art multi-wavelength GREGOR observations allow us to track and understand the mechanisms at work during the decay phase of the active region.

Keywords

Sun: atmosphereSun: chromosphereSun: magnetic fieldSun: photosphereSun: oscillations
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S354: Solar and Stellar Magnetic Fields: Origins and Manifestations , June 2019 , pp. 53 - 57
Copyright
© International Astronomical Union 2020

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