Bibcode
Roudier, Th.; Bonet, J. A.; Sobotka, M.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.395, p.249-255 (2002)
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2002
Journal
Citations
17
Refereed citations
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Description
Horizontal velocities and their temporal variations inside a large pore
and in the surrounding granulation are studied from a 73 min sequence of
white light frames, acquired at the Swedish Vacuum Solar Telescope (La
Palma). The local correlation tracking technique with high spatial
(0farcs 31) and temporal (5 min) resolution was applied to binarized
images, yielding 14 independent velocity maps. A ring of divergence
centres around the pore was observed in all the maps. Motions directed
into the pore, deposited by the divergence centres, continue also within
the pore but with magnitudes smaller by factor of 2-3. A link between
the variations of large velocity amplitudes around the pore and the
brightness fluctuations of umbral dots is suggested. A phase delay
between velocity and intensity changes at the periphery of the pore,
probably related to the penetration of bright features inwards across
the pore's border, was observed.