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http://dx.doi.org/10.5303/JKAS.2014.47.3.105

ASYMMETRY OF MAGNETIC HELICITY FLUX IN EMERGING BIPOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS  

Yang, Dan (Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Jiang, Yunchun (Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Yang, Jiayan (Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Bi, Yi (Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Yang, Bo (Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
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Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society / v.47, no.3, 2014 , pp. 105-113 More about this Journal
Abstract
We apply differential affine velocity estimator (DAVE) to the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)/Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) 12-min line-of-sight magnetograms, and separately calculate the injected magnetic helicity for the leading and the following polarities of nine emerging bipolar active regions (ARs). Comparing magnetic helicity flux of the leading polarity with the following polarity, we find that six ARs studied in this paper have the following polarity that injected more magnetic helicity flux than that of the leading polarity. We also measure the mean area of each polarity in all the nine ARs, and find that the compact polarity tend to possess more magnetic helicity flux than the fragmented one. Our results confirm the previous studies on asymmetry of magnetic helicity that emerging bipolar ARs have a polarity preference in injecting magnetic helicity. Based on the changes of unsigned magnetic flux, we divide the emergence process into two evolutionary stages: (1) an increasing stage before the peak flux and (2) a constant or decreasing stage after the peak flux. Obvious changes on magnetic helicity flux can be seen during transition from one stage to another. Seven ARs have one or both polarity that changed the sign of magnetic helicity flux. Additionally, the prevailing polarity of the two ARs, which injects more magnetic helicity, changes form the following polarity to the leading one.
Keywords
Sun: interior; Sun: magnetic fields; Sun: photosphere;
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