Solar Cycle Related Changes in the Helium Ionization Zones of the Sun
arXiv:2010.11215 · doi:10.3847/2041-8213/abc348
Abstract
Helioseismic data for solar cycles 23 and 24 have shown unequivocally that solar dynamics changes with solar activity. Changes in solar structure have been more difficult to detect. Basu & Mandel (2004) had claimed that the then available data revealed changes in the HeII ionization zone of the Sun. The amount of change, however, indicated the need for larger than expected changes in the magnetic fields. Now that helioseismic data spanning two solar cycles are available, we have redone the analysis using improved fitting techniques. We find that there is indeed a change in the region around the HeII ionization zone that is correlated with activity. Since the data sets now cover two solar cycles, the time variation is easily discernible.
arXiv commentAccepted for publication in ApJL
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