Regular versus diffusive photospheric flux cancellation
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Export citationLitvinenko, Y.E. (2011). Regular versus diffusive photospheric flux cancellation. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 731:L39.
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Abstract
Observations of photospheric flux cancellation on the Sun imply that cancellation can be a diffusive rather than regular process. A criterion is derived, which quantifies the parameter range in which diffusive photospheric cancellation should occur. Numerical estimates show that regular cancellation models should be expected to give a quantitatively accurate description of photospheric cancellation. The estimates rely on a recently suggested scaling for a turbulent magnetic diffusivity, which is consistent with the diffusivity measurements on spatial scales varying by almost two orders of magnitude. Application of the turbulent diffusivity to large-scale dispersal of the photospheric magnetic flux is discussed.
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The American Astronomical Society
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This article has been published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters. © 2011 The American Astronomical Society.