The spatial distribution of p-mode absorption in active regions

Details The spatial distribution of p-mode absorption in active regions The spatial distribution of p-mode absorption in active regions

May 1990

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 354, May 1, 1990, p. 372-381.

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Radiation Absorption, Solar Activity, Spatial Distribution, Fourier Transformation, Hankel Functions, Magnetic Signatures, Solar Magnetic Field, Solar Oscillations, Wave Interaction

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The interaction of solar p-mode waves and active regions has been the subject of recent observational and theoretical investigations. Observations show that up to one-half of the power of incident high-degree acoustic may be absorbed in and around sunspots. In this paper the horizontal spatial distribution of high-degree p-mode absorption in solar active regions is explored. An appropriate Fourier-Hankel transform can be used to detect the mean absorption of waves passing through any given point on the solar surface. By repeating the analysis at multiple positions a map of the absorption can be constructed. A technique for optimal computation of absorption maps is developed and applied to observations of several active regions and an area of quiet sun near disk center. By comparing the distribution of p-mode absorption with magnetograms and line-wing intensity images, it is directly observed that the absorption is not limited to the location of the visible sunspots but is also associated with magnetic fields in the surrounding plage. It is estimated that the absorption efficiency scales roughly with the magnetic flux density, although the absorption appears to saturate inside the strongest fields.

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