Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 1999
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999apj...517l.159b&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 517, Issue 2, pp. L159-L162.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Sun: Oscillations, Sun: Transition Region, Sun: Uv Radiation, Sun: Sunspots
Scientific paper
Observations obtained with the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory joint observing program for velocity fields in sunspot regions are used to study the 3 minute transition region oscillations above four sunspots. Here we report mainly on the results obtained for NOAA 8378, based on simultaneous recordings of the transition region lines O V lambda629 and N V lambdalambda1238, 1242 and the chromospheric Si II lambda1260 line with the Solar Ultraviolet Measurements of Emitted Radiation instrument. The 3 minute transition region oscillations in NOAA 8378 occur mainly above the umbra and show (1) larger peak line intensity amplitudes than reported before, (2) clear signs of nonlinearities, (3) significant oscillations in line width, (4) maxima in peak line intensity and maxima in velocity directed toward the observer that are nearly, but not exactly in phase, and (5) a clear connection to the oscillations in the sunspot chromosphere. The suggestion that the waves are upward-propagating acoustic waves is confronted with the observations by a simple test.
Brynildsen Nils
Kjeldseth-Moe Olav
Maltby Per
Wilhelm Klaus
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