The origin of the reversed granulation in the solar photosphere

2006/10/24 by Mark C. M. Cheung, M. C. C. Cheung, M. Schüßler +3 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Classical mechanics #Granulation #Optics #Photosphere #Physics #Radiative transfer #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #Spectral line #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20066390

openalex publication_date 2006/10/24 · arxiv created 2006/12/17 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims.We study the structure and reveal the physical nature of the reversed granulation pattern in the solar photosphere by means of 3-dimensional radiative hydrodynamics simulations.

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