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Small-Scale Solar Magnetic Fields

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  • volume 144, pages 275–315 (2009)
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  • A. G. de Wijn1,
  • J. O. Stenflo2,
  • S. K. Solanki3 &
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Abstract

As we resolve ever smaller structures in the solar atmosphere, it has become clear that magnetism is an important component of those small structures. Small-scale magnetism holds the key to many poorly understood facets of solar magnetism on all scales, such as the existence of a local dynamo, chromospheric heating, and flux emergence, to name a few. Here, we review our knowledge of small-scale photospheric fields, with particular emphasis on quiet-sun field, and discuss the implications of several results obtained recently using new instruments, as well as future prospects in this field of research.

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  2. Institute of Astronomy, ETH Zurich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland

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  3. Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Max-Planck-Strasse 2, 37191, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany

    S. K. Solanki

  4. National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8588, Japan

    S. Tsuneta

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de Wijn, A.G., Stenflo, J.O., Solanki, S.K. et al. Small-Scale Solar Magnetic Fields. Space Sci Rev 144, 275–315 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-008-9473-6

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  • Received: 12 August 2008

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  • Sun
  • Photosphere
  • Magnetism
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