Magnetic helicity in emerging solar active regions

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Abstract

Using vector magnetic field data from the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager instrument aboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory, we study magnetic helicity injection into the corona in emerging active regions (ARs) and examine the hemispheric helicity rule. In every region studied, photospheric shearing motion contributes most of the helicity accumulated in the corona. In a sample of 28 emerging ARs, 17 follow the hemisphere rule (61% ± 18% at a 95% confidence interval). Magnetic helicity and twist in 25 ARs (89% ± 11%) have the same sign. The maximum magnetic twist, which depends on the size of an AR, is inferred in a sample of 23 emerging ARs with a bipolar magnetic field configuration. © 2014. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved..

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Liu, Y., Hoeksema, J. T., Bobra, M., Hayashi, K., Schuck, P. W., & Sun, X. (2014). Magnetic helicity in emerging solar active regions. Astrophysical Journal, 785(1). https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/785/1/13

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