Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Aug 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981apj...247l.139s&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor, vol. 247, Aug. 1, 1981, p. L139-L142.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
2
Cooling, Gravitational Effects, Solar Atmosphere, Solar Magnetic Field, Sunspots, Atmospheric Density, Atmospheric Temperature, Photosphere, Solar Maximum Mission
Scientific paper
The inward and downward flow of cooled material below sunspots is considered as a possible explanation of the stability, temperature and heat flow characteristics of sunspots. It is suggested that the flow of material inwards towards the center of the sunspot and then downwards towards the center of the sun through magnetic field conduits plays a role in the cooling of sunspots as it does in pores and magnetic knots, although due to the larger size of a sunspot the downflow takes place below the photosphere. In this view, the inflow and cooling of sunspots are sustained by the release of energy by the convecting gas, which then becomes cooler and denser as it returns to the heat source. The lack of a bright ring around sunspots is explained by the entrainment of upward moving heat flux by the downward moving gases. The temperature and density distributions predicted by the present model are shown to be satisfactory agreement with the empirical model of Van't Veer (Tandberg-Hansen, 1966).
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