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Magnetic Field

Magnetic Field. Creating a Field. When very hot, atoms lose their negatively charged electrons and become positively charged ions. The flow of these charges creates a magnetic field. Magnetic fields form imaginary lines of magnetic force. moving charges. magnetic field lines.

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Magnetic Field

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  1. Magnetic Field

  2. Creating a Field • When very hot, atoms lose their negatively charged electrons and become positively charged ions. • The flow of these charges creates a magnetic field. • Magnetic fields form imaginary lines of magnetic force. moving charges magnetic field lines

  3. Magnetic field lines in the chromosphere create arcs. Prominences in arcs Magnetic field lines shape the corona. Peak as solar flares Magnetic Structures

  4. Magnetogram • The HMI on the Solar Dynamics Observatory can measure magnetic fields on the Sun. • Detailed study of active regions

  5. Sunspots • Magnetic regions stronger than normal exist in the photosphere. • Sunspots are dark and much cooler regions. • 3700 K compared to 5800 K • Sunspots typically last for days. • Watching their motion helped determine the sun’s rotation (25 days).

  6. Sunspot Cycle • Sunspots increase and decrease in an 11 year cycle. • Rotating Sun and warping magnetic fields • Fields break down and restart • The position on the sun also varies over the cycle.

  7. Space Weather • Peak sunspot activity is associated with solar flares. • Increased solar wind and auroras • Disrupted communications • Earth’s climate warms when the Sun is more active. • 1/3 to 1/2 recent changes

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