Motions in the Sun reveal inner workings of sunspot cycle
Thursday, June 25, 2020 - 15:10
in Astronomy & Space
The Sun's convection zone plays a key role in the generation and evolution of the Sun's magnetic field. Analyzing data sets spanning more than 20 years researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, the University of Göttingen and New York University Abu Dhabi obtain the most comprehensive picture of the north-south flow of plasma in the convection zone ever. The flow goes around the convection zone in each hemisphere in about 22 years.