Build-up and Release of Sunspot Magnetic Complexity
Date Submitted
2017-04-20 05:21:49
MagField
Rajmal Jain
Sh. M. M. Patel Institue of Sciences and Research
Poster
Manisha Pithadia and Heta Patel
We study the relationship between the physical process of magnetic energy build up and its release as solar flares/ CMEs. We consider the free magnetic field energy in the active region as source of energy build-up in the corona, while gradient and rotation angle of active region as the cause of flares/ CMEs. We undertake the measurement of magnetic field complexity employing HMI/SDO magnetograms to constrain the possible mechanisms providing the energy on one hand and triggering of flares on the other hand. Total 15 super active regions observed during 2010-2015 are selected considering that each has produced minimum 40 flares of ≥C1.0 during its passage on the disk. We measure the magnetic flux to quantifying energy build up, moving from photosphere to corona, while gradient (dH/dz) and rotation angle () of the active region are quantified as the mechanisms for energy release process in the corona. The estimated magnetic flux, gradient and rotation angle are found to vary between 9*1024 -2.8*1026 Mx, 1*10-5–1.25*10-2 gauss/cm and, -87 – +90 degrees respectively. Out of 15 active regions 5 produced proton flares. The GOES X-ray intensity as a function of disk integrated magnetic flux during the passage of the 5 super active regions reveals asymptotic linear relationship. The CME velocity and magnitude protons acceleration is closely associated with the rotation angle of the active region.