High cadence spectropolarimetry of moving magnetic features observed around a pore^⋆

¹ INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, via Frascati 33, 00040 Monte Porzio Catone Italy
e-mail: serena.criscuoli@oa-roma.inaf.it
² Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”, via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Roma, Italy
³ ESA/ESTEC RSSD, Keplerlaan 1, 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
⁴ Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia – Sezione Astrofisica, Università di Catania, via S. Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy

Received: 14 July 2011
Accepted: 29 July 2012

Abstract

Context. Moving magnetic features (MMFs) are small-size magnetic elements that are seen to stream out from sunspots, generally during their decay phase. Several observational results presented in the literature suggest them to be closely related to magnetic filaments that extend from the penumbra of the parent spot. Nevertheless, few observations of MMFs streaming out from spots without penumbra have been reported. The literature still lacks analyses of the physical properties of these features.

Aims. We investigate physical properties of monopolar MMFs observed around a small pore that had developed penumbra in the days preceding our observations and compare our results with those reported in the literature for features observed around sunspots.

Methods. We analyzed NOAA 11005 during its decay phase with data acquired at the Dunn Solar Telescope in the Fe i 617.3 nm and the Ca ii 854.2 nm spectral lines with IBIS, and in the G-band. The field of view showed monopolar MMFs of both polarities streaming out from the leading negative polarity pore of the observed active region. Combining different analyses of the data, we investigated the temporal evolution of the relevant physical quantities associated with the MMFs as well as the photospheric and chromospheric signatures of these features.

Results. We show that the characteristics of the investigated MMFs agree with those reported in the literature for MMFs that stream out from spots with penumbrae. Moreover, observations of at least two of the observed features suggest them to be manifestations of emerging magnetic arches.