太阳黑子运动引起的耀斑与活动区的耦合

利用紫台赣榆站太阳精细结构望远镜拍摄的色球和光球照片，研究了１９９０年１１月６日至１３日ＮＯＡＡ６３６１活动区的磁位形演化和耀斑产生区域，发现该活动区的活动主要集中在１１日和１２日两天。还观测到新老活动区的碰撞耦合及耦合界面处小纤维（ｆｉｂｒｉｌ）的快速变化，这些现象是由于前导黑子之一的ｐ１黑子的连续几天的运动造成的。所有的活动也主要集中在ｐ１黑子的周围。     

第22周以来的太阳黑子活动区

本文对第22周以来产生M级以上(包括M级)的X射线耀斑的太阳黑子活动区进行了统计分析,得到如下结果:(1)黑子活动区在南北半球上分布是不均匀的。具体表现是:南半球出现的黑子活动区多于北半球出现的。南半球活动较强的黑子群主要集中在80°,160°,200°和340°经度附近;北半球活动较强的黑子群主要集中在240°-280°和340°-360°经度带。(2)黑子群的面积(S_p)越大越易产生X级的X射线耀斑。对黑子群面积S_p在大于1000,500-1000和小于500单位时,它们产生X级的X射线耀斑的比率分别约为41％,33％和9％。     

强质子耀斑活动区的形态和旋转特征

本文研究结果表明：同一黑子群在日面期间的顺或反时针方向的旋转运动会先后并存．质子耀斑前1～2无，黑子群的旋转角速度达到极大．耀斑后，磁绳的松弛，黑子群可能会反向旋转，强的剪切过程和质子耀斑可能会再度出现．强质子耀斑活动区的共同特征是：（1）形态为单个团状结构δ型黑子，即众多异极性本影核紧锁在同一黑子半影中；（2）黑子面积＞1000×10－6半球面积，日面跨度＞10°；（3）黑子群都有快速的旋转运动．这类活动区，如果在日面西部活动性明显地增强，那么这个活动区在未来转到日面边缘及其背后、或再次从日面东边缘转出时，定能再次爆发耀斑和伴随较强质子事件。     

强质子耀斑活动区的形态和旋转特征

本研究结果表明，同一黑子群在日面期间的顺或反时针方向的旋转运动会先后并存。质子耀斑前１～２天，黑子群的旋转角速度达到极大，耀斑后，磁绳的松弛，黑子群可能会反向转转，强的剪切过程和质子耀斑可能会再度出现，强质子耀斑活动区的共同特征是：（１）形态为单个团状结构δ型黑子，即众多异极性本影核紧锁在同一黑子半影中，（２）黑子面积〉１０００×１０＾－６半球面积，日面跨度〉１０°；（３）黑子群有快速的旋转活动     

第二十一周较大黑子活动区的空间分布

本文对21周黑子活动区作空间分布的统计分析,得到如下结果:(1)存在三个活动经度带,它们是340°—320°,300°—240°和220°—100°。 (2)黑子活动区在南北半球上分布是不均匀的。(3)用自相关方法作黑子活动区的空间谱分布,结果表明:一个黑子活动区在第一次回转时又产生黑子活动区的可能性是很大的。     

第廿周太阳质子活动的一些特点

本文讨论了第廿周1964.10—1972.12.期间太阳质子活动的一些特点,结果给出:第20周质子活动水平的趋势和黑子活动趋势比较一致,和第19周略有不同;在以约80天为间隔的时间序列上,大多数高级别质子事件集中出现在两个时段上;质子活动有集中在某些经度带的趋势,不同经度带上的黑子活动和质子耀斑伴生的射电爆发等具体特点有比较明显的差别;按磁结构将黑子群分成正常和“异常”两类,具有“异常”磁结构的黑子群产生大部分质子耀斑;复杂磁结构的活动区上米波源的出现有利于产生质子耀斑.     

AR5060——具有复杂结构的大黑子但没有大耀斑发生的太阳活动区(英文)

AR5060是No.Ⅳ联测期中的第二个目标活动区。它从1988年6月25日东边缘初现到7月8日转出西边缘消失的14天中,黑子群一直保持最复杂的FKC、EKC型和最复杂的BGD磁型。6月29日黑子群面积发展到3000面积单位,是第22周以来第一群最大的黑子(更大的是1989年3月的AR5395,面积达3600单位)。该活动区的黑子群发生过强烈的运动和磁性重联。似乎具备发生强烈大耀斑的位形特征和动力学条件,可是在这期间,全球耀斑监测所观测到的120多个耀斑(据SGD)中,亚耀斑占81％,1级耀斑占15％,2级耀斑只有3个占4％,而且这3个2级耀斑的X射线级别只达到M6.5,M9.2,M3.9,没有一个达到X级。 在AR5060活动区耀斑活动高峰期的6月28日,29日,30日和7月1日这四天中,云南天文台26CM太阳望远镜观测到其中一个2B/M6.5耀斑(1988年6月29日0737UT)、几个1级耀斑和其它许多亚耀斑。从黑子群和色球单色照片上作耀斑发生点同黑子相对位置的比较,结果是出乎意料的,在结构复杂、运动剧烈的黑子群内部发生的都是小耀斑,而3个2B/M级耀斑都发生在黑子群以外只有卫星黑子浮现和消失的时期和地点。     

1988年AR5278活动区的形态及演化特征

本文对1988年12月中旬Boulder AR5278(云台编号88374)活动区的形态、特点及黑子间的相互作用作了描述和初步分析。结果表明:在本活动区过日面期间,前导黑子半影纤维呈现较为明显的剪切排列,磁场的相互作用以及黑子沿中性线分离、旋转运动;主要黑子部位,磁轴近于垂直赤道;在群体内,新磁流浮现并与靠近的另一黑子群异极黑子靠扰,联接构成一体。这些特征与本活动区产生的高能事件有密切关系。     

YR80—575号活动区的大黑子群

在国际太阳活动峰年期间,云南天文台观测到80—575号活动区,日面坐标S12L97,过中经日期11月11.7日,从11月5日到17日连续观测13天。 该活动区在日面通过期间,频繁地爆发耀斑,其中有一部分耀斑有强烈的x-线和短波突然中断事件相伴生。11月6日0542UT.,发生的一个X9/3B级耀斑伴生的X级x-线事件,强烈程度仅次于1978年7月11日的那次。 该活动区的形态特征之一是它的黑子群为第21太阳活动周以来面积最大的一群。它是云台80—529老活动的回归黑子群,许多新黑子在老黑子的周围浮现,从而变成一个非常复杂的FKC型黑子群,面积大,磁场梯度大,具有δ-结构。全群的平均磁场强度约为2000高斯,在几个主黑子中测量到最大磁场为3300高斯。 这个复杂的黑子群中,观测到了强烈的运动、旋转,分离,合并和黑子间的相互作用。老黑子中发现一个反常光桥,它是在两个本影合并起来时形成,而不象通常在黑子将分裂时出现。     

质子活动与太阳黑子群

本文对太阳活动第２１周、２２周（１９７６年—１９９２年间）９７个质子活动区进行统计分析，包括活动区的面积、型别、磁结构、半影纤维等，结果表明：７５％的质子耀斑产生于面积为５００≤Ｓｐ≤３０００单位的黑子群中；耀斑爆发前一天及后一天活动区面积有显著减少；质子活动区含δ复杂磁结构的占７０％；具有半影旋涡形态的质子活动区中，约７７％的耀斑发生在旋涡黑子出现以后。     

NOAA6361活动区现象分析

本文分析了ＮＯＡＡ６３６１活动区中的一些现象，发现该活动区在衰亡阶段经历了两次同极性黑子的复合过程，复合后的黑子本影间均有光桥存在，观测结果倾向于支持Ｐａｒｋｅｒ１９７９年提出的黑子多磁流管模型。１４日复合后的黑子本影还顺时针方向旋转了约７０度角，从半影纤维的同样顺时针旋转可以认为：该黑子的半影磁场并非是普遍认为的简单的本影磁场的发散部分。我们还观测到另外两个比较有趣的现象：①δ黑子中的ｐ极性黑子     

Detailed analysis of flares,magnetic fields and activity in the sunspot group of Sept. 13–26, 1963

We analyze large-scale H-alpha movies of the large spot group of Sept. 13–26, 1963, together with radio, ionospheric and magnetic field data as well as white light pictures. The evolution of the group and associated magnetic fields is followed, and the positions of solar flares relative to the fields are noted, along with their morphology. Although the magnetic field is deformed in time, characteristic field structures may be traced through the deformation as the seat of recurrent homologous flares.We find that most flares are homologous, and some are triggered by disturbances elsewhere in the region. We note events produced by surges falling back to the surface, and one flare initiated by a bright bead seen to fly across the region. In almost every case of an isolated type III radio burst, a corresponding H-alpha brightening could be found, but not all flares produced bursts. Flares close to the sunspots are most likely to produce radio bursts. Flare surface waves in the region all travel out to the west, because of more open magnetic field structure there. In one case (Sept. 25) a wave is turned back by the closed field structure to the east.In almost all cases the time association of radio or ionospheric events is with the beginning of the flare or with the flash phase.Several morphological classes of flares are noted as recurrent types.     

Spiral filaments — The signature of singular points in a large delta spot

A large delta spot (active region NOAA 6891, October 23 – November 4, 1991) is analysed, and it is found that some spiral filaments across the spot can be regarded as signatures of a singular point entity (SPE) which lies near a separator of this complicated magnetic field region. Near such an entity, 86% of the flares in the region were produced, including two white-light flares, one of which, being the largest flare of the region, was accompanied by a powerful mass ejection. In an island delta spot, a SPE could be recognized very close to the usual U-shaped inversion lines. Together with the other characteristics (bright H emission, highly sheared magnetic field, umbra obscured by H, magnetic flux imbalance in the range 21–31), the SPE can help us to predict effectively the sites for great flares to occur (Zirin and Liggett, 1987).On leaving from Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing, China.     

The role of the magnetic field intensity and geometry in the type III burst generation

We study the association of type III bursts related to H flares in different magnetic environments in the period 1970–1981. Special attention is paid to flares which partly cover a major spot umbra (Z-flares). In particular we consider the location of the spots in the active regions and the magnetic field intensities of spots covered by a ribbon. The association rate with type III bursts decreases to 17% when the flare is located inside the bipolar pattern of a large active region, compared with an association rate of 54% when the flare is situated outside it. The association rate increases with the magnetic field intensity of the spot covered by H emission; this is most clearly revealed for the flares occurring outside the bipolar pattern of active regions. Ninety-three percent of the flare-associated type III burst were accompanied by 10 cm radio bursts. For the most general case in which a flare is developing anywhere in an active region, the association with type III bursts generation increases with the increasing magnetic field intensity of the main spot of the group.     

Motion of sunspot magnetic fields and its relation to solar flares

The magnetic polarity distributions in sunspot groups which produced solar proton flares have been analyzed. It is shown that the fluid motion in sunspot groups and below may be responsible for the origin of inverted or unusual polarity distributions, since rotating motion in these spot groups is often observed. Since such motion seems to produce twisting of magnetic field lines above sunspot groups, the origin of solar flares seems to be closely dependent on instability associated with this twisting of sunspot field lines in the chromosphere and the lower corona.     

大型太阳活动区磁场的一个模型

用时间缓变的非线性无力场模拟超级活动区（弧岛式大型δ黑子）的磁场位形。这个复杂磁场包含了向量磁场的主要观测特征：正负磁流极端不平衡性（正负磁流之比为１：６）,Ｕ形磁反变线,局域磁场的二极子、四极子差异性。模拟结果厅用来解释一些观测结果：（１）大耀斑主要产生在Ｕ形中性线的磁性混杂区或四极子区（２）Ｕ形反变线的准双极性区几乎没有大耀斑很小。（３）活动区内部的大型旋转运动和磁沲运动会导致四极子场磁拓扑分     

Flows,flares, and formation of umbrae and light bridges in BBSO region No. 1167

We present high-resolution observations of the large active region BBSO No. 1167 (Boulder No. 5060) which cast new light on the structure of sunspot regions. We obtained excellent data, highlighted by videomagnetograms (VMG) obtained with our 65-cm telescope, which give unprecedented spatial resolution, about 0.5' for much of two 11-hr periods. This permitted us to see details of the field evolution and flows in the AR. The H filtergrams and D3 filtergrams permit study of these magnetic changes compared to spots and chromospheric structure.The region was a huge but simple active region (CMP July 2, 1988) in which we observed rapid flux emergence for several days. Because the new flux generally matched the old, there were few large flares. However, there were 14 flares on June 28 and 29, mostly in two sites. The first site was a spot which already existed when the active region appeared on the east limb. This site showed little change of magnetic structure during our observing period. The second site is an area disturbed by new flux emergence, which included a spot which formed and disappeared in two days, and a rapidly moving p spot. Flares ocurring at one site almost always produced footpoints at the other. The delay between flash phases of the same flare at the two sites ranges from 40 to 160 s.The magnetograms show complex fine structure, with some closely interwined regions of opposite polarity. In a region of new flux emergence, positive (leading polarity) flux flows along elongated channels immersed in the negative flux. Moving magnetic features occur around all of the spots.We point out other interesting aspects of this large region: (1) While there is extensive penumbra around the main umbrae, there is also significant penumbra apparently unrelated to any spot. These unusual penumbrae are either due to flux returning to the surface, flux left behind by the moving umbra, or associated with pores that appear and disappear. (2) We observed umbrae to move faster than the accompanying penumbrae, and concluded that penumbrae are not a simple extension of the umbra. (3) We found that combining spots of the same polarity do not completely merge, but are always separated by a thin light bridge. This means that the emerging flux loops are discrete entities.     

Type III radio burst productivity of solar flares

We study the occurrence probability of type III radio bursts during flares as a function of the flare position on the Sun. We find that this probability peaks around 30° east of the central meridian, which points to a reciprocal tilt of the average radiation pattern of type IIIs. We argue that anisotropic scattering of the radiation by overdense coronal fibers parallel to the magnetic field is the dominant factor determining the orientation of radiation patterns. It follows that the average magnetic field appears to be tilted 30° west from the vertical. We also find that within a given active region, the average type III production rate of flares peaks 1° west of the center of gravity of all the flares of this active region.We infer that the coronal magnetic field above active regions presents a strong east-west asymmetry, resulting from the well known asymmetry at the photospheric level. As the west side of an active region covers a smaller area with stronger magnetic field than the east side, western flares are generally closer to open field lines than eastern flares. As a consequence, accelerated particles on the trailing (east) side of active regions usually stay trapped in magnetic loops, while on the leading (west) side they are more likely to escape along open lines into interplanetary space. As a result of the initial westward tilt of these open lines, we estimate that the corresponding Archimedean spiral is on average (apparently) rooted 15° west of the flare.     

Proper motions of solar Type-I sources

Radio tracking of the Sun over 6 hrs around transit was made by the Miyun 460 MHz compound interferometer to determine the two-imensional positions of Type-I sources and their proper motions. The measuring error in relative position was less than 0.1'.

Most of Type-I sources show slow motions at times. The speed ranges from the interferometer threshold of 0.2′/hr to 2′/hr (2.4(+6) cm/s). The largest proper motion found was 5' in 6 hrs, but the usual amplitudes were 1'-2' in 6 hrs. Active regions with moving Type-I sources show more flare activity, i.e. more flares of importance class 1 or greater within a three day period around the day when the source shows motion, while other regions are not so active. The proper motion is sometimes related to photospheric phenomena.

We believe that the proper motion of a Type-I source is a reflection of the changing configuration of the coronal magnetic field above the active region and this variation could be related to flare activity.     

Homologous Flares and Magnetic Field Topology in Active Region NOAA 10501 on 20 November 2003

We present and interpret observations of two morphologically homologous flares that occurred in active region (AR) NOAA 10501 on 20 November 2003. Both flares displayed four homologous Hα ribbons and were both accompanied by coronal mass ejections (CMEs). The central flare ribbons were located at the site of an emerging bipole in the centre of the active region. The negative polarity of this bipole fragmented in two main pieces, one rotating around the positive polarity by ≈ 110° within 32 hours. We model the coronal magnetic field and compute its topology, using as boundary condition the magnetogram closest in time to each flare. In particular, we calculate the location of quasi-separatrix layers (QSLs) in order to understand the connectivity between the flare ribbons. Though several polarities were present in AR 10501, the global magnetic field topology corresponds to a quadrupolar magnetic field distribution without magnetic null points. For both flares, the photospheric traces of QSLs are similar and match well the locations of the four Hα ribbons. This globally unchanged topology and the continuous shearing by the rotating bipole are two key factors responsible for the flare homology. However, our analyses also indicate that different magnetic connectivity domains of the quadrupolar configuration become unstable during each flare, so that magnetic reconnection proceeds differently in both events.