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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
卷 537, 期 2, 页码 1039-1053出版社
UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
DOI: 10.1086/309057
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MHD; Sun : magnetic fields; sunspots
A mechanism of the polarity reversal of the solar magnetic field is explored on the basis of the mean field or turbulent dynamo theory. In the low-latitude region of the convective zone, the toroidal magnetic field, which is the origin of sunspots, is generated by the rotational motion of fluids, with the turbulent cross helicity as the intermediary. This field generates the poloidal field of dipole type through the alpha or turbulent helicity effect. The latter, in turn, contributes to the annihilation of the turbulent cross helicity, resulting in the decay of the toroidal magnetic field. This process indicates less room for the occurrence of the fully developed poloidal field in the low-latitude region and paves the way for the polarity reversal through the change of the sign of the turbulent cross helicity. A simple model mimicking the periodic polarity reversal is presented, and the relationship of the reversal period to the ratio of the poloidal to toroidal fields is given. The meridional-flow velocity at the solar surface is estimated, giving a result consistent with observations.
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