Photospheric Shear Flows along the Magnetic Neutral Line of Active Region 10486 prior to an X10 Flare

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Dec 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004apj...617l.151y&link_type=abstract

The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 617, Issue 2, pp. L151-L154.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Sun: Activity, Sun: Atmospheric Motions, Sun: Flares, Sun: Photosphere, Sun: Sunspots, Techniques: High Anular Resolution

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We present high spatial resolution observations of proper motions in the solar NOAA Active Region 10486 using a high-order adaptive optics system, frame selection, and speckle-masking image reconstruction. The data were obtained with the Dunn Solar Telescope of the National Solar Observatory/Sacramento Peak on 2003 October 29. The resolution of the images approaches the diffraction-limited resolution of the Dunn Solar Telescope of about 0.14" at 527 nm. We analyzed a 2 hr time series with a 1 minute cadence prior to an X10 white-light flare. Local correlation tracking was used to measure the photospheric proper motions. We find specific evidence of strong shear flows along the magnetic neutral line; these shear flows are well defined and correlated with white-light flare kernels in the visible and infrared. The speed along the flow channels can reach up to 1.6 km s-1, and the separation of channels with head-on flows can be less than 1". Counterstreaming and complex flow patterns have been distinguishing characteristics of this extraordinarily flare-productive active region.

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