Lifetimes of High-Degree p Modes in the Quiet and Active Sun

Details Lifetimes of High-Degree p Modes in the Quiet and Active Sun Lifetimes of High-Degree p Modes in the Quiet and Active Sun

2009-02-12

arxiv.org/abs/0902.2016v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

13 pages, 5 figures; Accepted for publication in Solar Physics

Scientific paper

10.1007/s11207-009-9399-5

We study variations of the lifetimes of high-degree solar p-modes in the quiet and active Sun with the solar activity cycle. The lifetimes in the degree range 300 - 600 and frequency 2.5 - 4.5 mHz were computed from SOHO/MDI data in an area including active regions and quiet Sun using the time-distance technique. We applied our analysis to the data in four different phases of solar activity: in 1996 (at minimum), 1998 (rising phase), 2000 (at maximum) and 2003 (declining phase). The results from the area with active regions show that the lifetime decreases as activity increases. The maximal lifetime variations are between solar minimum in 1996 and maximum in 2000; the relative variation averaged over all mode degree values and frequencies is a decrease of about 13%. The lifetime reductions relative to 1996 are about 7% in 1998 and about 10% in 2003. The lifetime computed in the quiet region still decreases with solar activity although the decrease is smaller. On average, relative to 1996, the lifetime decrease is about 4% in 1998, 10% in 2000 and 8% in 2003. Thus, measured lifetime increases when regions of high magnetic activity are avoided. Moreover, the lifetime computed in quiet regions also shows variations with activity cycle.

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