Equator to Pole Solar Chromospheric Differential Rotation using Ca-K Features Derived from Kodaikanal Data

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Autori principali: Kharayat, Hema, Singh, Jagdev, Priyal, Muthu, Ravindra, B.
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author Kharayat, Hema
Singh, Jagdev
Priyal, Muthu
Ravindra, B.
author_facet Kharayat, Hema
Singh, Jagdev
Priyal, Muthu
Ravindra, B.
contents Differential rotation is one of the basic characteristics of the Sun, and it plays an important role in generating the magnetic fields and its activities. We investigated rotation rate using chromospheric features such as plages, enhanced network, active network, and quiet network separately (for the first time). The digitized Ca-K images from Kodaikanal Observatory for 1907-1996 are used to study rotation over 0-80 degrees latitudes at an interval of 10$^{\circ}$ . We find that plages and all types of networks exhibit the differential rotation of the chromosphere. Furthermore, the rotation rate shows a decreasing pattern as one move from the equator to the higher polar latitudes for all the features used in the study. By analyzing how the area of chromospheric features varies over time, we can effectively map the Sun's rotation rate at all latitudes, including the polar regions. Interestingly, both plages and small-scale networks exhibit similar differential rotation rate. This suggests these features likely rooted at the same layer below the visible surface of the Sun. Therefore, the long-term Ca-K data is very useful to study the solar rotation rate at all latitudes including the polar regions.
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spellingShingle Equator to Pole Solar Chromospheric Differential Rotation using Ca-K Features Derived from Kodaikanal Data
Kharayat, Hema
Singh, Jagdev
Priyal, Muthu
Ravindra, B.
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Differential rotation is one of the basic characteristics of the Sun, and it plays an important role in generating the magnetic fields and its activities. We investigated rotation rate using chromospheric features such as plages, enhanced network, active network, and quiet network separately (for the first time). The digitized Ca-K images from Kodaikanal Observatory for 1907-1996 are used to study rotation over 0-80 degrees latitudes at an interval of 10$^{\circ}$ . We find that plages and all types of networks exhibit the differential rotation of the chromosphere. Furthermore, the rotation rate shows a decreasing pattern as one move from the equator to the higher polar latitudes for all the features used in the study. By analyzing how the area of chromospheric features varies over time, we can effectively map the Sun's rotation rate at all latitudes, including the polar regions. Interestingly, both plages and small-scale networks exhibit similar differential rotation rate. This suggests these features likely rooted at the same layer below the visible surface of the Sun. Therefore, the long-term Ca-K data is very useful to study the solar rotation rate at all latitudes including the polar regions.
title Equator to Pole Solar Chromospheric Differential Rotation using Ca-K Features Derived from Kodaikanal Data
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.07532