Origin of line broadening in fading granule: influence of small-scale turbulence

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Hauptverfasser: Ishikawa, Ryohtaroh T., Katsukawa, Yukio
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author Ishikawa, Ryohtaroh T.
Katsukawa, Yukio
author_facet Ishikawa, Ryohtaroh T.
Katsukawa, Yukio
contents In the quiet region of the solar photosphere, turbulent convective motions of the granular flows naturally drive the subgranular-scale flows. However, evaluating such small-scale velocities is challenging because of the limited instrumental resolution. Our previous study, Ishikawa et al. (2020), found line broadening events during fading process of granules; however, their physical mechanism has remained unclear. In the present study, we observed the fading granules with the Hinode-SOT/SP and performed spectral line inversions. Moreover, we investigated broadening events of synthesized spectra in fading granules reproduced by the MURaM simulation. Our results demonstrated that the small-scale turbulent motions are excited in the fading process and such turbulent flows contribute to line broadening. The spectral line widths can be potential tracers of the photospheric turbulent flows.
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spellingShingle Origin of line broadening in fading granule: influence of small-scale turbulence
Ishikawa, Ryohtaroh T.
Katsukawa, Yukio
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
In the quiet region of the solar photosphere, turbulent convective motions of the granular flows naturally drive the subgranular-scale flows. However, evaluating such small-scale velocities is challenging because of the limited instrumental resolution. Our previous study, Ishikawa et al. (2020), found line broadening events during fading process of granules; however, their physical mechanism has remained unclear. In the present study, we observed the fading granules with the Hinode-SOT/SP and performed spectral line inversions. Moreover, we investigated broadening events of synthesized spectra in fading granules reproduced by the MURaM simulation. Our results demonstrated that the small-scale turbulent motions are excited in the fading process and such turbulent flows contribute to line broadening. The spectral line widths can be potential tracers of the photospheric turbulent flows.
title Origin of line broadening in fading granule: influence of small-scale turbulence
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.23654