Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 1984
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984soph...93...53k&link_type=abstract
Solar Physics (ISSN 0038-0938), vol. 93, June 1984, p. 53-72. Sponsorship: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
Physics
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Doppler Effect, Photosphere, Rotating Plasmas, Solar Atmosphere, Solar Rotation, Solar Spectra, Sunspots, Solar Activity, Solar Granulation, Solar Limb, Solar Magnetic Field, Solar Velocity, Space Plasmas, Umbras
Scientific paper
The rotational velocity of the Sun is determined by sunspot tracings and by spectroscopic measurements of the photospheric plasma using the non-Zeeman-split line Fe I 5576 and absolute iodine reference. Stationary line shifts as limb-effect and longperiodical shifts introduced by supergranulation are discussed. The dependence on solar activity as Ca + emissivity and magnetic fields is investigated including line asymmetries. The results are: (a) The non active photospheric regions rotate with 1995 ± 30 m s -1. Solar active regions yield a 60 m s -1 higher value. (b) In quiet regions the absolute limb shift varies between 170 m s -1 at the line core and 310 m s -1 at I/Icont ≍ 0.8 (C-shape); thus the limb shift is mainly due to entire line shifts. (c) In solar active regions (close to spots) asymmetries are widely reduced in line cores; this effect cannot be associated with a variation of the limb effect due to a large scatter of Doppler shifts near spots. (d) A reduced limb shift of 50 m s -1 is found in network boundaries and is mainly due to a small scale downflow. (e) Observations with a smaller influence of stray light yield symmetric profiles in umbrae. (1) Differences between umbral rotation rates from tracer and spectroscopic measurements do not exceed 20 m s -1, when considering straylight. The rotational velocity from umbrae exceeds that from the photosphere by 30-60 m s -1. Some individual spots yield nearly the same rotation rate as the photosphere.
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