Magnetic field fluctuations in the shocked umbral chromosphere
arXiv:2307.01313 · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202244519
Abstract
Several studies have reported magnetic field fluctuations associated with umbral shock waves. We aim to study the properties and origin of magnetic field fluctuations in the umbral chromosphere. Temporal series of spectropolarimetric observations were acquired with the GREGOR telescope. The chromospheric and photospheric conditions were derived from simultaneous inversions of the He I 10830 Å triplet and the Si I 10827 Å line using HAZEL2. The oscillations are interpreted using wavelet analysis and context information from UV observations acquired with SDO/AIA and IRIS. The chromospheric magnetic field shows strong fluctuations in the sunspot umbra, with peak field strengths up to 2900 G. Magnetic field and velocity umbral oscillations exhibit a strong coherence, with the magnetic field lagging the shock fronts detected in the velocity fluctuations. This points to a common origin of the fluctuations in both parameters, whereas the analysis of the phase shift between photospheric and chromospheric velocity is consistent with upwards wave propagation. These results suggest that the strong inferred magnetic field fluctuations are caused by changes in the response height of the He I 10830 Å line to the magnetic field, which is sensitive to high photospheric layers after the shock fronts. The coronal activity seen in EUV data could possibly have some impact on the inferred fluctuations, but it is not the main driver of the magnetic field oscillations since they are found before EUV events take place. Chromospheric magnetic field fluctuations measured with the He I 10830 Å triplet arise due to variations in the opacity of the line. After shocks produced by slow magnetoacoustic waves, the response of the line to the magnetic field can be shifted down to the upper photosphere. This is seen as remarkably large fluctuations in the line of sight magnetic field strength.
arXiv commentAccepted for publication in A&A. Abstract abridged due to arXiv's 1920 character limit
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