太阳活动区卫星黑子与高能耀斑

对十个活动区出现的卫星黑子进行分析,据它们不同的形态,发展状况及在耀斑活动中的作用大致分成三种类型。结果表明,高能耀斑与卫星黑子有密切关系。随着卫星黑子的出现,发展在活动区中可经常产生耀斑。如果卫星黑子是静止的,通常没有耀斑爆发。     

太阳活动区δ黑子的研究进展

对太阳活动区δ黑子的研究有着非常重要的意义。因为几乎所有大耀斑都产生在δ黑子中，近３０多年来对δ黑子的观测和研究，取得了长足的进步但仍有许多问题需要我们作进一步的研究和观测证实。在本文中总结了３０多年来对δ黑子的研究进展，着重讨论了δ黑子的形成，发展和衰亡，以及与耀斑的关系等方面取得的最新成果。     

太阳活动区同极磁流合并与高能耀斑

本文对六个活动区的同极磁流合并现象进行了分析,同极磁流合并可以分为两类。一类是在同极磁流合并之前,其间的异极性磁流很弱,它们的合并不是由于互相靠近而是由于相对延伸,另一类是在合并之前,其间有较强的异极性磁流,合并后有的明显靠近,有的则看不到靠近现象。高能耀斑与同极磁流合并有密切关系。6个活动区中发生的同极磁流合并几乎都与高能耀斑有关,这个结果可用于M和X级X射线耀斑的预报。文中还给出了用于预报的同极磁流合并的定义。     

第22周太阳活动上升期黑子群的一些特点

本文对22太阳周上升段期间的太阳黑子及质子耀斑进行了统计分析,结果表明此期间太阳活动确实存在一些明显的特点。并确定了上升期的活动经度:L220°—300°和L70°—130°。此外对四个强的活动区进行了介绍。     

太阳AR7646,7647活动区黑子磁场和新的射电微耀斑爆发

１９９４年１月５日日面上产生的１次１Ｎ／Ｍ１．０耀斑爆发，射电１．４２ＧＨｚ高时间分辨率观测也同时接收到，在小爆发过程里瘵有５３个脉冲信号叠加在连志辐射背景上，是很罕见的现象。在ＡＲ７６４６的黑子前导区域，５日有２处新浮的小黑子对，磁场分别的现象。     

3个太阳活动区中的水平和垂直电流与耀斑的关系

对3个超级活动区（大的δ型黑子群）NOAA 5395、6659、6891中的电流分布作了系统计算；利用已发表的计算方法，首次用于实际活动区的水平电流分布；给出了电流与耀斑核的关系。将这种关系分为两类：密切相关和准相关，并同时给出了统计结果。结果显示：1）对于垂直电流和水平电流来说，密切相关率分别是29％和10％，准相关率分别是50％和30％；2）有些耀斑核与两种电流都相关，而大多数只与其中一种相关；3）与两种电流都不相关的耀斑核只占6％左右；4）两种电流起互补作用，因而对于预报耀斑具有一定的作用。通过分析还发现，磁场剪切强的地方相应于强的垂直电流，而磁中性线附近纵向磁场梯度大的地方相应于强的水平电流。     

太阳活动区的模糊分类与活动性预测

运用模糊聚类分析的方法，研究太阳活动区特性。根据Hα、软X射线耀斑与黑子群各项特征因子的数据，进行标准化处理，分别运用模糊理论中的夹角余弦法，算术平均最小法进行标定，构造模糊相似矩阵与等价矩阵，根据模糊动态聚类分析方法，确定不同λ阈值，按照活动性强弱，对24个活动区进行分类。理论计算结果表明，不同等级类型的活动区强度预测与活动区实际活动性相一致，作为太阳活动水平预报，模糊聚类分析也是一种有效的方法。     

太阳耀斑与黑子群面积的关系

本文对２２周峰年（１９８９．１－１９９０．１２）太阳黑子群,在每天不同面积内有≥１级太阳耀斑的产生率及有≥１级太阳耀斑的黑子活动区的占有率进行了统计分析,结果显示它们之间有一定关系,并且黑子群面积愈大耀斑的产生率和黑子活动区的占有率就愈高。     

太阳AR7646、7647活动区黑子磁场和新的射电微耀斑爆发

１９９４年１月５日日面上产生的１次１Ｎ／Ｍ１．０耀斑爆发，射电１．４２ＧＨｚ高时间分辨率观测也同时接收到，在小爆发过程里伴有５３个脉冲信号叠加在连续辐射背景上，是很罕见的现象。在ＡＲ７６４６的黑子前导区域，５日有２处新浮的小黑子对，磁场分别成细小磁流管平行和交又状态，是产生爆发的根源；脉冲信号是微耀斑在射电方面的瞬时辐射现象，由耀斑连续产生微能量释放而出现，单个的能量释放为（０．３—３．３）×１０１０焦耳。在能量释放过程里，非热电子加速起到重要作用。     

Solar activity II: Sunspots and pores

Sunspots and pores appear as a consequence of interactions between strong magnetic fields and moving plasma. A wide variety of small‐scale features, presumably of convective origin, are observed in photospheric layers of sunspots and pores: Umbral dots, light bridges, penumbral filaments, and penumbral grains. Each type of features has specific morphological, photometric, spectral, and kinematic characteristics. Spots and pores modify velocity fields in adjacent photosphere and sub‐photospheric layers. Recent high‐resolution spectral, broad‐band, and helioseismic observations of the structure, dynamics, and magnetic fields of sunspots and pores, together with theoretical interpretations, are discussed in this review.     

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．     

Three Super Active Regions in the Descending Phase of Solar Cycle 23

We analyze the magnetic configurations of three super active regions, NOAA 10484, 10486 and 10488, observed by the Huairou Multi-Channel Solar Telescope (MCST) from 2003 October 18 to November 4. Many energetic phenomena, such as flares (including a X-28 flare) and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), occurred during this period. We think that strong shear and fast emergence of magnetic flux are the main causes of these events. The question is also of great interest why these dramatic eruptions occurred so close together in the descending phase of the solar cycle.     

On the Positronium Continuum and 0.511 MeV Line in Solar Flares

We have studied the influence of the density of the annihilation region on the positronium continuum. A relation between the ratio 3γ/2γ and the densityis explicitly given, with which one can derive directly from the observed 3γ/2γ the density where the annihilation occurs. A unique solution may be found from the observed width of the 0.511MeV line. We applied the method to three flares observed by GRS/SMM. It is shown that due to the measuring uncertainties in the 0.511 MeV line width, we cannot distinguish a chromospheric source from a coronal source, though both accurately localized. To improve the measuring accuracy of the 0.511MeV line and the ratio 3γ/2γ will be an important step for a better understanding of the annihilation process in solar flares.     

Formation of Solar Delta Active Regions： Twist and Writhe of Magnetic Ropes

We analyze the process of formation of delta configuration in some well-known super active regions based on photospheric vector magnetogram observations. It is found that the magnetic field in the initial developing stage of some delta active regions shows a potential-like configuration in the solar atmosphere, the magnetic shear develops mainly near the magnetic neutral line with magnetic islands of opposite polarities, and the large-scale photospheric twisted field forming gradually later. Some results are obtained: (1) The analysis of magnetic writhe of whole active regions cannot be limited in the strong field of sunspots, because the contribution of the fraction of decayed magnetic field is non-negligible. (2) The magnetic model of kink magnetic ropes, supposed to be generated in the subatmosphere, is not consistent with the evolution of large-scale twisted photospheric transverse magnetic field and not entirely consistent with the relationship with magnetic shear in some delta active regions. (3) T     

The Relationship between Magnetic Gradient and Magnetic Shear in Five Super Active Regions Producing Great Flares

We study the magnetic structure of five well-known active regions that produced great flares (X5 or larger). The six flares under investigation are the X12 flare on 1991 June 9 in AR 6659, the X5.7 flare on 2000 July 14 in AR 9077, the X5.6 flare on 2001 April 6 in AR 9415, the X5.3 flare on 2001 August 25 in AR 9591, the X17 flare on 2003 October 28 and the X10 flare on 2003 October 29, both in AR 10486. The last five events had corresponding LASCO observations and were all associated with Halo CMEs. We analyzed vector magne-tograms from Big Bear Solar Observatory, Huairou Solar Observing Station, Marshall Space Right Center and Mees Solar Observatory. In particular, we studied the magnetic gradient derived from line-of-sight magnetograms and magnetic shear derived from vector magne-tograms, and found an apparent correlation between these two parameters at a level of about 90%. We found that the magnetic gradient could be a better proxy than the shear for predicting where a major flare might occur: all six flares occurred in neutral lines with maximum gradient. The mean gradient of the flaring neutral lines ranges from 0.14 to 0.50 G km-1, 2.3 to 8 times the average value for all the neutral lines in the active regions. If we use magnetic shear as the proxy, the flaring neutral line in at least one, possibly two, of the six events would be mis-identified.     

A Statistical Study of Rapid Sunspot Structure Change Associated with Flares

We reported recently some rapid changes of sunspot structure in white-light(WL) associated with major flares.We extend the study to smaller events and present here results of a statistical study of this phenomenon.In total,we investigate 403 events from 1998 May 9 to 2004 July 17,including 40 X-class,174 M-class,and 189 C-class flares.By monitoring the structure of the flaring active regions using the WL observations from the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer(TRACE),we find that segments in the outer sunspot structure decayed rapidly right after many flares;and that,on the other hand,the central part of sunspots near the flare-associated magnetic neutral line became darkened.These rapid and permanent changes are evidenced in the time profiles of WL mean intensity and are not likely resulted from the flare emissions.Our study further shows that the outer sunspot structure decay as well as the central structure darkening are more likely to be detected in larger solar flares.For X-class flares,over 40% events show distinct sunspot structure change.For M-and C-class flares,this percentage drops to 17% and 10%,respectively.The results of this statistical study support our previously proposed reconnection picture,i.e.,the flare-related magnetic fields evolve from a highly inclined to a more vertical configuration.     

Relationship between Rotating Sunspots and Flares

Active Region (AR) NOAA 10486 was a super AR in the declining phase of solar cycle 23. Dominated by the rapidly rotating positive polarity of an extensive δ sunspot, it produced several powerful flare-CMEs. We study the evolution and properties of the rotational motion of the major poles of positive polarities and estimate the accumulated helicity injected by them. We also present two homologous flares that occurred in the immediate periphery of the rotating sunspots. The main results are as follows: i) anticlockwise rotational motions are identified in the main poles of positive polarities in the AR; the fastest of them is about 220° for six days. ii) The helicity injection inferred from such rotational motion during the interval from October 25 to 30 is about − 3.0×10⁴³ Mx², which is comparable that calculated by the local correlation tracking (LCT) method (− 5.2×10⁴³ Mx²) in the whole AR. It is suggested that both methods reveal the essential topological properties of the AR, even if the former includes only the major poles and the fine features of the magnetic field are neglected. iii) It is found that there is a good spatial and temporal correspondence between the onset of two homologous CME-associated flares and the rotational motion of sunspots. This suggests that the rotational motions of sunspots not only relate to the transport of magnetic energy and complexity from the low atmosphere to the corona but may also play a key role in the onset of the homologous flares. Electronic Supplementary Material The online version of this article () contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

On the Lower Energy Cutoff of Nonthermal Electrons in Solar Flares

1 INTRODUCTIONThe lower energy cutoff of nonthermal electron beams is an important quantity. Not only isit related to the acceleration mechanism, but it also determines the total number of acceleratedelectrons and the energy they carry. The power-law of electron beams cannot extend to lowerenergies indefinitely for if it did, it would imply an indeflnite1y large nuInber of electrons.A lower energy cutoff (E.), therefore, must exist, to keep the number of electrons within areasonable rang…