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Title: The 17 GHz active region number

Abstract

We report the statistics of the number of active regions (NAR) observed at 17 GHz with the Nobeyama Radioheliograph between 1992, near the maximum of cycle 22, and 2013, which also includes the maximum of cycle 24, and we compare with other activity indexes. We find that NAR minima are shorter than those of the sunspot number (SSN) and radio flux at 10.7 cm (F10.7). This shorter NAR minima could reflect the presence of active regions generated by faint magnetic fields or spotless regions, which were a considerable fraction of the counted active regions. The ratio between the solar radio indexes F10.7/NAR shows a similar reduction during the two minima analyzed, which contrasts with the increase of the ratio of both radio indexes in relation to the SSN during the minimum of cycle 23-24. These results indicate that the radio indexes are more sensitive to weaker magnetic fields than those necessary to form sunspots, of the order of 1500 G. The analysis of the monthly averages of the active region brightness temperatures shows that its long-term variation mimics the solar cycle; however, due to the gyro-resonance emission, a great number of intense spikes are observed in the maximum temperature study.more » The decrease in the number of these spikes is also evident during the current cycle 24, a consequence of the sunspot magnetic field weakening in the last few years.« less

Authors:
;  [1];  [2]; ;  [3]
  1. IP and D-Universidade do Vale do Paraíba-UNIVAP, São José dos Campos (Brazil)
  2. CEA, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José dos Campos (Brazil)
  3. CRAAM, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo (Brazil)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22365479
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Astrophysical Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 790; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0004-637X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; BRIGHTNESS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; EMISSION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; REDUCTION; RESONANCE; SOLAR CYCLE; SUN; SUNSPOTS

Citation Formats

Selhorst, C. L., Pacini, A. A., Costa, J. E. R., Giménez de Castro, C. G., Valio, A., and Shibasaki, K., E-mail: caius@univap.br. The 17 GHz active region number. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/790/2/134.
Selhorst, C. L., Pacini, A. A., Costa, J. E. R., Giménez de Castro, C. G., Valio, A., & Shibasaki, K., E-mail: caius@univap.br. The 17 GHz active region number. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/790/2/134
Selhorst, C. L., Pacini, A. A., Costa, J. E. R., Giménez de Castro, C. G., Valio, A., and Shibasaki, K., E-mail: caius@univap.br. 2014. "The 17 GHz active region number". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/790/2/134.
@article{osti_22365479,
title = {The 17 GHz active region number},
author = {Selhorst, C. L. and Pacini, A. A. and Costa, J. E. R. and Giménez de Castro, C. G. and Valio, A. and Shibasaki, K., E-mail: caius@univap.br},
abstractNote = {We report the statistics of the number of active regions (NAR) observed at 17 GHz with the Nobeyama Radioheliograph between 1992, near the maximum of cycle 22, and 2013, which also includes the maximum of cycle 24, and we compare with other activity indexes. We find that NAR minima are shorter than those of the sunspot number (SSN) and radio flux at 10.7 cm (F10.7). This shorter NAR minima could reflect the presence of active regions generated by faint magnetic fields or spotless regions, which were a considerable fraction of the counted active regions. The ratio between the solar radio indexes F10.7/NAR shows a similar reduction during the two minima analyzed, which contrasts with the increase of the ratio of both radio indexes in relation to the SSN during the minimum of cycle 23-24. These results indicate that the radio indexes are more sensitive to weaker magnetic fields than those necessary to form sunspots, of the order of 1500 G. The analysis of the monthly averages of the active region brightness temperatures shows that its long-term variation mimics the solar cycle; however, due to the gyro-resonance emission, a great number of intense spikes are observed in the maximum temperature study. The decrease in the number of these spikes is also evident during the current cycle 24, a consequence of the sunspot magnetic field weakening in the last few years.},
doi = {10.1088/0004-637X/790/2/134},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22365479}, journal = {Astrophysical Journal},
issn = {0004-637X},
number = 2,
volume = 790,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}