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Solar Photosphere: Structure, Convection, and Magnetic Fields

Proceedings of the 138th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union Held in kiev,USSR, May 15–20, 1989

Editors:

  1. J. O. Stenflo

    1. Institute of Astronomy, Zurich, Switzerland

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Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (IAUS, volume 138)

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Table of contents (57 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Global Properties of the Photosphere

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Models of the Solar Photosphere

      • Eugene H. Avrett
      Pages 3-22

    4. Temperature Diagnostics of the Upper Photosphere

      • N. G. Shchukina, T. G. Shcherbina, R. J. Rutten
      Pages 29-34

    5. Solar Oscillator Strengths As A Diagnostic Tool

      • E. A. Gurtovenko, R. I. Kostik, R. J. Rutten
      Pages 35-40

  3. Photospheric Fine Structure

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    2. High Resolution Observations of the Photosphere

      • A. M. Title, R. A. Shine, T. D. Tarbell, K. P. Topka, G. B. Scharmer
      Pages 49-66

    3. Properties Of The Solar Granulation

      • V. N. Karpinsky
      Pages 67-79

    6. Bright Features In The Intergranular Region

      • Z. Suemoto, E. Hiei
      Pages 97-100

  4. Small-scale Magnetic Fields

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. Empirical Models Of Photospheric Flux Tubes

      • S. K. Solanki
      Pages 103-120

    6. High-Resolution Observations of Emerging Magnetic Fields and Flux Tubes in Active Region Photosphere

      • T. Tarbell, S. Ferguson, Z. Frank, R. Shine, A. Title, K. Topka et al.
      Pages 147-152

    7. Small Scale Motions Over Concentrated Magnetic Field Regions of the Quiet Sun

      • H. C. Dara, C. E. Alissandrakis, S. Koutchmy
      Pages 153-156
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About this book

Solar and stellar photospheres constitute the layers most accessible to observations, forming the interface between the interior and the outside of the stars. The solar atmosphere is a rich physics laboratory, in which the whole spectrum of radiative, dynamical, and magnetic processes that tranfer energy into space can be observed. As the fundamental processes take place on very small spatial scales, we need high· resolution observations to explore them. On the other hand the small-scale processes act together to form global properties of the sun, which have their origins in the solar interior. The rapid advances in observational techniques and theoreticallllodelling over the past decade made it very timely to bring together scientists from east and west to the first lAU Symposium on this topic. The physics of the photosphere involves complicated interactions between magnetic fields, convection, waves, and radiation. During the past decade our understanding of these gener­ ally small-scale structures and processes has been dramatically advanced. New instrumen­ tations, on ground and in space, have given us new means to study the granular convection. Diagnostic methods in Stokes polarimetry have allowed us to go beyond the limitations of spatial resolution to explore the structure and dynamics of the subarcsec magnetic struc­ tures. Extensive numerical simulations of the interaction between convection and magnetic fields using powerful supercomputers are providing deepened physical insight. Granulation, magnetic fields, and dynamo processes are being explored in the photospheres of other stars, guided by our improved understanding of the solar photosphere.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Astronomy, Zurich, Switzerland

    J. O. Stenflo

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Solar Photosphere: Structure, Convection, and Magnetic Fields

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 138th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union Held in kiev,USSR, May 15–20, 1989

  • Editors: J. O. Stenflo

  • Series Title: International Astronomical Union Symposia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1061-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: International Astronomical Union 1990

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0529-3Due: 30 November 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0530-9Published: 30 November 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-1061-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1743-9213

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2186

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 560

  • Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles

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