Realistic 3D simulations of solar magnetoconvection in inclined magnetic field (MPEG movies)
"Traveling Waves of Magnetoconvection and the Origin of the Evershed Effect in Sunspots"
by I.N.Kitiashvili, A.G.Kosovichev, A.A.Wray, N.N.Mansour
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The evolution of the magnetic field
component, Bx, in the direction of the field inclination (gray-scale background), and
the horizontal velocity (arrows) at the solar surface for the
initial magnetic field strength of 1000
G and the inclination angle of 85 degrees.
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The same as above for the
initial magnetic field strength of 1200
G and the inclination angle of 85 degrees.
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A vertical xz-cut showing the Bx component of magnetic field (gray-scale background), and
the velocity in the vertical plane (arrows) for the initial magnetic field strength of 1000
G and the inclination angle of 85 degrees.
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High resolution
High resolution
3D volume rendering of subsurface solar convection in a region of an inclined magnetic field. The initial field strength, B0, is 1200 G, the inclination angle, a, is 85 degrees with respect to the vertical. Red curves show magnetic field lines; the color 3D structures show the temperature variations relative to the mean vertical stratification (dark green and blue correspond to lower temperature); the arrows show the velocity field. The horizontal size of the box is 6.4 Mm, and the depth is about 2.5 Mm.