On the Formation of Active Regions

Abstract

Magneto-convection can produce an active region without an initial coherent flux tube. A simulation was performed where uniform, untwisted, horizontal magnetic field of 1 kG strenght was advected into the bottom of a computational domain 48 Mm wide by 20 Mm deep. The up and down convective motions produce a hierarchy of magnetic loops with a wide range of scales, with smaller loops riding "piggy back" in a serpentine fashion on larger loops. When a large loop approaches the surface it produces an small active region with a compact leading spot and more diffuse following spots.

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