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Center-to-limb Variation of Transition-region Doppler Shifts in Active Regions
- Source :
- The Astrophysical Journal, Vol 944, Iss 2, p 158 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- IOP Publishing, 2023.
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Abstract
- Studying Doppler shifts provides deep insights into the flow of mass and energy in the solar atmosphere. We perform a comprehensive measurement of Doppler shifts in the transition region and its center-to-limb variation (CLV) in the strong-field regions (∣ B ∣ ≥ 50 G) of 50 active regions (ARs), using the Si iv 1394 Å line recorded by the Interface Region Imaging Spectrometer. To locate the ARs and identify strong-field regions, we have used the magnetograms obtained by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI). We find that in strong-field regions, on average, all the ARs show a mean redshift ranging between 4 and 11 km s ^−1 , which varies with ARs. These flows show a mild CLV, with sizable magnitudes at the limb and substantial scatter in the mid-longitude range. Our observations do not support the idea that redshifts in the lower transition region ( T ≲ 0.1 MK) are produced by field-aligned downflows as a result of impulsive heating and they warrant an alternative interpretation, such as a downflow of type-II spicules in the presence of a chromospheric wall created by cooler type-I spicules.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15384357
- Volume :
- 944
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- The Astrophysical Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.9083d250d54b41d2b45da3300a5342d4
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acb4ed