Magnetic flux separation in photospheric convection

被引:40
作者
Weiss, NO [1 ]
Proctor, MRE [1 ]
Brownjohn, DP [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Appl Math & Theoret Phys, Cambridge CB3 9EW, England
关键词
convection; MHD; Sun : granulation; Sun : magnetic fields; sunspots; stars : magnetic fields;
D O I
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05913.x
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Three-dimensional non-linear magnetoconvection in a strongly stratified compressible layer exhibits different patterns as the strength of the imposed magnetic field is reduced. There is a transition from a magnetically dominated regime, with small-scale convection in slender hexagonal cells, to a convectively dominated regime, with clusters of broad rising plumes that confine the magnetic flux to narrow lanes where fields are locally intense. Both patterns can coexist for intermediate field strengths, giving rise to flux separation: clumps of vigorously convecting plumes, from which magnetic flux has been excluded, are segregated from regions with strong fields and small-scale convection. A systematic numerical investigation of these different states shows that flux separation can occur over a significant parameter range and that there is also hysteresis. The results are related to the fine structure of magnetic fields in sunspots and in the quiet Sun.
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页码:293 / 304
页数:12
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