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In this paper, we analyze the relations between photospheric vector magnetic fields, chromospheric longitudinal magnetic fields and velocity fields in a solar active region. Agreements between the photospheric and chromospheric magnetograms can be found in large-scale structures or in the stronger magnetic structures, but differences also can be found in the fine structures or in other places, which reflect the variation of the magnetic force lines from the photosphere to the chromosphere. The chromospheric superpenumbral magnetic field, measured by the Hβline, presents a spoke-like structure. It consists of thick magnetic fibrils which are different from photospheric penumbral magnetic fibrils. The outer superpenumbral magnetic field is almost horizontal. The direction of the chromospheric magnetic fibrils is generally parallel to the transverse components of the photospheric vector magnetic fields. The chromospheric material flow is coupled with the magnetic field structure. The structures of the Hβ chromospheric magnetic fibrils in the network are similar to Hβ dark fibrils, and the feet of the magnetic fibrils are located at the photospheric magnetic elements.
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Zhang, H., Ai, G., Sakurai, T. et al. Fine structures of chromospheric magnetic field and material flow in a solar active region. Sol Phys 136, 269–293 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00146536
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