Inter-Network magnetic fields observed with sub-arcsec resolution

Details Inter-Network magnetic fields observed with sub-arcsec resolution Inter-Network magnetic fields observed with sub-arcsec resolution

2003-06-17

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0306329v1

Astron.Astrophys. 407 (2003) 741-758

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in A&A. 17 pages with 15 figures

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20030892

We analyze a time sequence of Inter-Network (IN) magnetograms observed at the solar disk center. Speckle reconstruction techniques provide a good spatial resolution (0.5" cutoff frequency) yet maintaining a fair sensitivity (some 20G). Patches with signal above noise cover 60% of the observed area, most of which corresponds to intergranular lanes. The large surface covered by signal renders a mean unsigned magnetic flux density between 17G and 21G (1G \equiv 1Mx cm$^{-2}$). The difference depends on the spectral line used to generate the magnetograms (Fe I 6302 or Fe I 6301). Such systematic difference can be understood if the magnetic structures producing the polarization have intrinsic field strengths exceeding 1 kG, and consequently, occupying only a very small fraction of the surface (some 2%). We observe both, magnetic signals changing in time scales smaller than 1 min, and a persistent pattern lasting longer than the duration of the sequence (17 min). The pattern resembles a network with a spatial scale between 5 and 10 arcsec, which we identify as the mesogranulation. The strong dependence of the polarization signals on spatial resolution and sensitivity suggests that much quiet Sun magnetic flux still remains undetected.

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