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| Paper: |
The Sun's Magnetic Carpet |
| Volume: |
154, Cool Stars, Stellar Systems and the Sun: Tenth Cambridge Workshop |
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345 |
| Authors: |
Title, A. M.; Schrijver, C. J. |
| Abstract: |
Recent observations by the Michelson Doppler Imager on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory show that the magnetic field in the quiet sun is replaced in about 40 hours. Flux emergence is accompanied by an equivalent disappearance that results in a mean field in the quiet Sun of about 2 Gauss. The kinetic balance of emergence, fragmentation, merging, and cancellation is responsible for the magnetic network observed in the quiet Sun. The constantly changing mixed polarity fields in the network are potential sources for the energy release necessary for heating the corona. |
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