The differential rotation of the chromosphere and the quiet chromosphere in the falling and rising periods of a solar cycle

ABSTRACT The full-disc chromosphere was routinely monitored in the He i 10 830 Å line at the National Solar Observatory/Kitt Peak from 2004 November to 2013 March, and thereby, synoptic maps of He i line intensity from Carrington rotations 2032 to 2135 were acquired. They are utilized to investigate...

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Published inMonthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol. 528; no. 2; pp. 1438 - 1444
Main Authors Li, K J, Xu, J C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford University Press 23.01.2024
Subjects
Sun: activity
Sun: chromosphere
Sun: rotation
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Summary:ABSTRACT The full-disc chromosphere was routinely monitored in the He i 10 830 Å line at the National Solar Observatory/Kitt Peak from 2004 November to 2013 March, and thereby, synoptic maps of He i line intensity from Carrington rotations 2032 to 2135 were acquired. They are utilized to investigate the differential rotation of the chromosphere and the quiet chromosphere during the one falling (descending part of solar cycle 23) period and the one rising (ascending part of solar cycle 24) period of a solar cycle. Both the quiet chromosphere and the chromosphere are found to rotate slower and have a more prominent differential rotation in the rising period of solar cycle 24 than in the falling period of solar cycle 23, and an illustration is offered.
ISSN:0035-8711
1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stae044