Helioseismic probing of the solar dynamo
Abstract
According to theoretical predictions, the solar dynamo operating in the convection zone generates maximal magnetic fields near the base of the convection zone. Detection of this field is a challenging task for helioseismology. We discuss the ways of probing the magnetic field in the solar interior and estimate the magnitude of the field that can be detected with presently achievable accuracy. It is easier, however, to detect the flows that drive the dynamo. We describe the major flow parameters related to the dynamo flows and present the requirements for measurement of these parameters with local helioseismic techniques.
- Publication:
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GONG+ 2002. Local and Global Helioseismology: the Present and Future
- Pub Date:
- February 2003
- Bibcode:
- 2003ESASP.517...71R
- Keywords:
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- Helioseismology;
- Solar Dynamo