Flux Pumping and Magnetic Fields in the Outer Penumbra of a Sunspot

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Oct 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008apj...686.1454b&link_type=abstract

The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 686, Issue 2, pp. 1454-1465.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Magnetohydrodynamics: Mhd, Sun: Magnetic Fields, Sun: Photosphere, Sun: Sunspots

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The filamentary structure of a sunspot penumbra is believed to be magnetoconvective in origin. In the outer penumbra there is a difference in inclination of up to 30°-40° between the magnetic fields associated with bright and dark filaments, and the latter fields plunge downward below the surface toward the edge of the spot. We have proposed that these fields are dragged downward by magnetic pumping caused by the external granular convection. In this paper we model this process in a more elaborate idealized configuration that includes the curvature force exerted by an arched magnetic field in addition to magnetic buoyancy, and demonstrate that magnetic pumping remains an efficient mechanism for holding flux submerged. We discuss the implications of these results for the magnetic structure of the outer penumbra.

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