Observation of a reversal of rotation in a sunspot during a solar flare

Yi Bi; Yunchun Jiang; Jiayan Yang; Junchao Hong; Haidong Li; Bo Yang; Zhe Xu

doi:10.1038/ncomms13798

Nature Communications (Dec 2016)

Observation of a reversal of rotation in a sunspot during a solar flare

Yi Bi,
Yunchun Jiang,
Jiayan Yang,
Junchao Hong,
Haidong Li,
Bo Yang,
Zhe Xu

Affiliations

Yi Bi: Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650216, China
Yunchun Jiang: Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650216, China
Jiayan Yang: Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650216, China
Junchao Hong: Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650216, China
Haidong Li: Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650216, China
Bo Yang: Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650216, China
Zhe Xu: Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650216, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13798
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Back reaction of coronal magnetic fields on the solar surface may help to understand the coronal reconfiguration during a solar flare. Here the authors report observation of reversal of the rotation of a sunspot during a X1.6 flare with data from HMI.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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