Physics
Scientific paper
Mar 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000soph..192..321d&link_type=abstract
Solar Physics, v. 192, Issue 1/2, p. 321-333 (2000).
Physics
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Scientific paper
Helioseismic images of multipolar active regions show enhanced seismic emission in 5-mHz oscillations in a halo surrounding the active region called the `acoustic glory'. The acoustic glories contain elements that sustain an average seismic emission 50% greater than similar elements in the quiet Sun. The most intense seismic emitters tend to form strings in non-magnetic regions, sometimes marking the borders of weak magnetic regions and the separation between weak magnetic regions of opposite polarity. This study compares the temporal character of seismic emission from acoustic glories with that from the quiet Sun. The power distribution of quiet-Sun seismic emission far from solar activity is exponential, as for random Gaussian noise, and therefore not perceivably episodic. The distribution of seismic power emanating from the most intense elements that comprise the acoustic glories is exponential out to approximately 4 times the average power emitted by the quiet Sun. Above this threshold the latter distribution shows significant saturation, suggesting the operation of a hydromechanical non-linearity that sets limits on the acoustic power generated by the convection zone. This could give us considerable insight into the physical mechanism of seismic emission from the near subphotosphere.
Braun Doug C.
Donea Alina-Catalina
Lindsey Charles
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