Observations of vortex motion in the solar photosphere using HINODE-SP data

TL;DR

This paper investigates the magnetic evolution and vortex motion in the solar photosphere using high-resolution Hinode-SP data, revealing small-scale processes like bright point formation and convective vortical motions.

Contribution

It provides new high-cadence magnetograms and velocity maps to analyze small-scale magnetic and convective processes in the solar photosphere.

Findings

Identification of vortex motions in the photosphere

Observation of bright point formation associated with vortices

Insights into magnetic evolution during vortex activity

Abstract

In this work, we focus in the magnetic evolution of a small region as seen by Hinode-SP during the time interval of about one hour. High-cadence LOS magnetograms and velocity maps were derived, allowing the study of different small-scale processes such as the formation/disappearance of bright points accompanying the evolution of an observed convective vortical motion.