Sudden Disappearance of a Small Sunspot Associated with the 2002 February 20 M2.4 Flare

Autor:	Jiong Qiu, Na Deng, Haisheng Ji, Haimin Wang, Edward J. Schmahl, Chang Liu
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	Physics Solar minimum Sunspot Solar flare Flux Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics Magnetic reconnection Astrophysics Magnetic flux law.invention Space and Planetary Science law Neutral line Flare
Zdroj:	The Astrophysical Journal. 580:L177-L180
ISSN:	1538-4357 0004-637X
Popis:	In this Letter, we present the evidence of rapid disappearance of a small sunspot associated with a M2.4 flare, which occurred in NOAA Active Region 9830, at 2106 UT, on 2002 February 20. The sunspot, in the size of about 45 arcsec2, completely disappeared in about 60 minutes, coinciding with the onset of the flare. The magnetic flux of this sunspot disappeared in the similar timescale. Furthermore, we found that the disappearing sunspot is located near the edge of the main hard X-ray source observed by RHESSI. This hard X-ray source is located in the magnetic neutral line dividing the disappearing spot and the opposite polarity flux. Two possible explanations are offered: (1) the disappearing sunspot is due to the rapid magnetic reconnection and subsequent submergence; (2) the disappearing sunspot represents impulsive emergence and detachment of a magnetic "bubble."
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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