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Table 3

Comparison of the mean values of properties of BPs obtained in this study with values in the literature.

Reference Telescope Passband Pol. Featureb Intensity H. velocity Diameter Lifetime
(diffraction (FWHM) Info.a [⟨ IQS ⟩] [km s-1] [arcsec] [s]
limit)

This study Sunrise (010) Ca ii H (1.8 Å) Yes IBP 1.48 2.2 0.2 673
Riethmüller et al. (in prep.) Sunrise (010) CN (8.0 Å)c Yes MBP 0.45
Keys et al. (2011) DST (012) G-band (9.2 Å) No MBP 1.0 91
Abramenko et al. (2010) NST (011) TiO (10 Å) No IBP  ≈0.16  <120
Crockett et al. (2010) DST (012) G-band (9.2 Å) No MBP 0.31
Riethmüller et al. (2010) Sunrise (010) Ca ii H (1.8 Å)c Yes MBP 1.89
Möstl et al. (2006) SST (01) G-band (11.6 Å) No MBP 1.17 1.11 0.28 263
de Wijn et al. (2005) DOT (02) Ca ii H (1.3 Å) No IBP 258
Sánchez Almeida et al. (2004) SST (01) G-band (10.8 Å) No GBP 0.8-1.8 0.25 225
Nisenson et al. (2003) DOT (02) G-band (10 Å) No GBP 0.89d 552
Berger & Title (2001) SVST (02) G-band (12 Å) Yes GBP 1–5e 0.145
Wellstein et al. (1998) VTT (03) Ca II K (0.3 Å) No NBP 6.6
Steffens et al. (1996) VTT (03) Ca II K (0.3 Å) No K-grain 50
Berger et al. (1995) SVST (02) G-band (12 Å) No GBP 1.27 0.35
Muller et al. (1994) Pic du Midi (025) 5750 Å (60 Å) No NBP 1.4 1080f
Soltau (1993) VTT (03) Ca II K (0.3 Å) No IBP 2.5
Muller (1983) Pic du Midi (025) 5750 Å (60 Å)c No IBP 540

Notes. 

(a)

Polarisation (magnetic field) information.

(b)

IBP: Internetwork Bright Point; NBP: Network BP; MBP: Magnetic BP; GBP: G-band BP.

(c)

See main text for other passbands.

(d)

rms velocity.

(f)

From Muller (1983), who found this value for NBPs.

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