1. Glimpsing a Magnetic Carpet.
- Author
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J. B.
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SOLAR magnetic fields , *MAGNETIC dipoles , *CONVECTION (Astrophysics) , *SOLAR granulation , *GASES at high temperatures , *SOLAR corona , *SOLAR active regions , *ASTRONOMICAL observatories , *ASTROPHYSICS research - Abstract
The article cites a study, published in a 2006 issue of the "Journal of Astrophysics," which focuses on the formation of magnetic carpet on the surface of the Sun. Magnetic carpet is formed by the distribution of magnetic loops. Magnetic dipole is formed due to stirring of ultrahot gas and appear as a granular network of convection cells. This phenomenon has been observed through the SOlar and Heliospheric Observatory satellite. The motion of gases at variant high temperatures has been identified with the use of ultraviolet images of the Sun. The energy is released by the magnetic dipoles on leaving the cells. The amount of energy determines the role of magnetic carpet process in heating the solar corona.
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- 2006