Does the Babcock-Leighton mechanism operate on the Sun?

被引:56
作者
Kitchatinov, L. L. [1 ,2 ]
Olemskoy, S. V. [1 ]
机构
[1] Russian Acad Sci, Inst Solar Terr Phys, Siberian Branch, Irkutsk 664033, Russia
[2] Russian Acad Sci, Pulkovo Astron Observ, St Petersburg 196140, Russia
来源
ASTRONOMY LETTERS-A JOURNAL OF ASTRONOMY AND SPACE ASTROPHYSICS | 2011年 / 37卷 / 09期
基金
俄罗斯基础研究基金会;
关键词
Sun: magnetic fields; sunspots; dynamo; SOLAR DYNAMO MODEL; MAGNETIC-FIELD; CYCLE; ROTATION; WAVES;
D O I
10.1134/S0320010811080031
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The contribution of the Babcock-Leighton mechanism to the generation of the Sun's poloidal magnetic field is estimated from sunspot data for three solar cycles. Comparison of the derived quantities with the A-index of the large-scale magnetic field suggests a positive answer to the question posed in the title of this paper.
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页码:656 / 658
页数:3
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