Fine structure of convective motions in the solar photosphere

The granulation brightnesses and convective velocities in the solar photosphere between the levels of formation of the continuum radiation and the temperature minimum are examined. The properties of the brightness and velocity are analysed in a sixteen-column model. Four sorts of motions are most ty...

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Date:2005
Main Author: Kostik, R.I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Головна астрономічна обсерваторія НАН України 2005
Series:Кинематика и физика небесных тел
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Journal Title:Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Cite this:Fine structure of convective motions in the solar photosphere / R.I. Kostik // Кинематика и физика небесных тел. — 2005. — Т. 21, № 5-додаток. — С. 134-137. — Бібліогр.: 2 назв. — англ.

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Summary:The granulation brightnesses and convective velocities in the solar photosphere between the levels of formation of the continuum radiation and the temperature minimum are examined. The properties of the brightness and velocity are analysed in a sixteen-column model. Four sorts of motions are most typical and efficient. In the first two, only the sign of the relative contrast of the material changes, which occurs, on the average, at a height of 270 km. In the last two motions, both the sign of the contrast and the direction of the motions are reversed near ~350 km. The convective motions maintain their column structure throughout the photosphere, right to the temperature minimum.