The sun's magnetic sector structure |
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| Authors: | Leif Svalgaard John M Wilcox Philip H Scherrer Robert Howard |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute for Plasma Research, Stanford University, 94305, Stanford, Calif., USA
2. Hale Observatories, 91101, Pasadena, Calif., USA
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| Abstract: | The synoptic appearance of solar magnetic sectors is studied using 454 sector boundaries observed at Earth during 1959–1973. The sectors are clearly visible in the photospheric magnetic field. Sector boundaries can be clearly identified as north-south running demarcation lines between regions of persistent magnetic polarity imbalances. These regions extend up to about 35 ° of latitude on both sides of the equator. They generally do not extend into the polar caps. The polar cap boundary can be identified as an east-west demarcation line marking the poleward limit of the sectors. The typical flux imbalance for a magnetic sector is about 4 × 1021 Mx. |
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