Cycle-dependent and cycle-independent surface tracers of solar magnetic activity

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (A30) ◽  
pp. 342-343
Author(s):  
D. D. Sokoloff ◽  
V. N. ◽  
Obridko ◽  
I. M. ◽  
Livshits ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Magnetic Flux ◽  
Flux Density ◽  
Magnetic Activity ◽  
Solar Dynamo ◽  
Magnetic Flux Density ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Background Fields ◽  
Cycle Dependent

AbstractWe consider several tracers of magnetic activity that separate cycle-dependent contributions to the background solar magnetic field from those that are independent of the cycle. The main message is that background fields include two relative separate populations. The background fields with a strength up to 100 Mx cm−2 are very poorly correlated with the sunspot numbers and vary little with the phase of the cycle. In contrast, stronger magnetic fields demonstrate pronounced cyclic behaviour. Small-scale solar magnetic fields demonstrate features of fractal intermittent behaviour, which requires quantification. We investigate how the observational estimate of the solar magnetic flux density B depends on resolution D in order to obtain the scaling In BD = −k In D + a in a reasonably wide range. The quantity k demonstrates cyclic variations typical of a solar activity cycle. k depends on the magnetic flux density, i.e. the ratio of the magnetic flux to the area over which the flux is calculated, at a given instant. The quantity a demonstrates some cyclic variation, but it is much weaker than in the case of k. The scaling is typical of fractal structures. The results obtained trace small-scale action in the solar convective zone and its coexistence with the conventional large-scale solar dynamo based on differential rotation and mirror-asymmetric convection. Here we discuss the message for solar dynamo studies hidden in the above results.

scholarly journals Magnetic Tweezers with Magnetic Flux Density Feedback Control

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waddah I. Moghram ◽  
Anton Kruger ◽  
Edward A. Sander ◽  
John C. Selby
Keyword(s):  
Feedback Control ◽  
Magnetic Flux ◽  
Flux Density ◽  
Traction Force ◽  
Magnetic Tweezers ◽  
Magnetic Flux Density ◽  
Magnetic Actuation ◽  
Superparamagnetic Beads ◽  
Control Scheme ◽  
Wide Range

ABSTRACTIn this work, we present a single-pole magnetic tweezers (MT) device designed for integration with substrate deformation tracking microscopy (DTM) and/or traction force microscopy (TFM) experiments intended to explore extracellular matrix rheology and human epidermal keratinocyte mechanobiology. Assembled from commercially available off-the-shelf electronics hardware and software, the MT device is amenable to replication in the basic biology laboratory. In contrast to conventional solenoid current-controlled MT devices, operation of this instrument is based on real-time feedback control of the magnetic flux density emanating from the blunt end of the needle core using a cascade control scheme and a digital proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller. Algorithms that compensate for an apparent spatially non-uniform remnant magnetization of the needle core that develops during actuation are implemented into the feedback control scheme. Through optimization of PID gain scheduling, the MT device exhibits magnetization and demagnetization response times of less than 100 ms without overshoot over a wide range of magnetic flux density setpoints. Compared to current-based control, magnetic flux density-based control allows for more accurate and precise magnetic actuation forces by compensating for temperature increases within the needle core due to heat generated by the applied solenoid currents. Near field calibrations validate the ability of the MT device to actuate 4.5 μm-diameter superparamagnetic beads with forces up to 25 nN with maximum relative uncertainties of ±30% for beads positioned between 2.5 and 40 μm from the needle tip.

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation of Process Parameters of Al-SiC-B4C MMCs Finished by a Novel Magnetic Abrasive Flow Machining Setup

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gagandeep CHAWLA ◽  
Vinod Kumar MITTAL ◽  
Sushil MITTAL
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Flux ◽  
Flux Density ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Permanent Magnets ◽  
Surgical Instruments ◽  
Extrusion Pressure ◽  
Magnetic Flux Density ◽  
Abrasive Flow Machining ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Number Of Cycles

Abrasive flow machining (AFM) is one of the non-conventional finishing processes used to attain good surface quality and high material removal. However, limited attempts have been made to improve the performance of these processes. This paper presents a novel magnetic abrasive flow machining (MAFM) setup fabricated by adding a magnetization effect in which a nylon fixture and permanent magnets are replaced by a newly fabricated aluminium fixture and coil-type magnets, respectively. Inner cylindrical surfaces of hybrid Al/SiC/B4C metal matrix composites (MMCs) are finished by the MAFM process. One variable at a time (OVAT) approach is used for studying the effect of 6 input parameters, extrusion pressure (Ep), the number of cycles (N), abrasives concentration (C), workpiece material (Wp), abrasive mesh size (M), and magnetic flux density (Mf) upon response parameters, material removal rate (MRR) and change in surface roughness (ΔRa). The experimental results obtained for MRR and ΔRa show a significant improvement from 3.92 to 7.68 μg/s and 0.49 to 0.74 μm, respectively due to the increase of the extrusion pressure from 1 to 9 Mpa. The MRR and ΔRa was reduced from 6.89 to 6.78 μg/s and 0.46 to 0.22 μm, respectively with an increase in mesh number of abrasives from 80 to 400. The variation in concentration of abrasives from 40 to 60 % shows an improvement in MRR from 4.51 to 6.42 μg/s; whereas, there is a negligible effect on ΔRa which comes out from 3.82 to 3.86 μm. The MMCs, which are used for the experimentation shows a decline in MRR and ΔRa from 5.12 to 3.85 μg/s and 0.77 to 0.42 μm, respectively. This happened because there was a percentage change of reinforcement of SiC from 9 to 7 % and B4C from 1 to 3 % in Al-6063. An increase in the number of cycles from 50 to 250 shows a significant improvement in both MRR and ΔRa from 1.79 to 3.75 μg/s and 0.97 to 1.86 μm, respectively. Variation in magnetic effect also significantly improves MRR and ΔRa from 1.35 to 3.17 μg/s and 0.38 to 1.06 μm, respectively, when it is varied from 0.15 - 0.45 Tesla. The work carried out shows an overall significant improvement in MRR and ΔRa by using the MAFM process. The MAFM process finds a wide range of applications in finishing like surgical instruments, mechanical components, aerospace industry, electronics industry, etc. HIGHLIGHTS The hybrid MMCs (Al/SiC/B4C) are finished by novel MAFM setup An aluminium fixture and coil-type magnets play a significant role for finishing the workpiece surfaces An abrasive laden media acts as a cutting tool in the finishing process The OVAT approach is used for investigating the parametric effect The extrusion pressure, number of cycles and magnetic flux density are the significant parameters affecting the MRR and ΔRa GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

Solar Dynamo

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Magnetic Flux ◽  
Differential Rotation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Toroidal Field ◽  
Solar Dynamo ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
The Sun ◽  
The Magnetic Field

The solar dynamo is the action of flows inside the Sun to maintain its magnetic field against Ohmic decay. On small scales the magnetic field is seen at the solar surface as a ubiquitous “salt-and-pepper” disorganized field that may be generated directly by the turbulent convection. On large scales, the magnetic field is remarkably organized, with an 11-year activity cycle. During each cycle the field emerging in each hemisphere has a specific East–West alignment (known as Hale’s law) that alternates from cycle to cycle, and a statistical tendency for a North-South alignment (Joy’s law). The polar fields reverse sign during the period of maximum activity of each cycle. The relevant flows for the large-scale dynamo are those of convection, the bulk rotation of the Sun, and motions driven by magnetic fields, as well as flows produced by the interaction of these. Particularly important are the Sun’s large-scale differential rotation (for example, the equator rotates faster than the poles), and small-scale helical motions resulting from the Coriolis force acting on convective motions or on the motions associated with buoyantly rising magnetic flux. These two types of motions result in a magnetic cycle. In one phase of the cycle, differential rotation winds up a poloidal magnetic field to produce a toroidal field. Subsequently, helical motions are thought to bend the toroidal field to create new poloidal magnetic flux that reverses and replaces the poloidal field that was present at the start of the cycle. It is now clear that both small- and large-scale dynamo action are in principle possible, and the challenge is to understand which combination of flows and driving mechanisms are responsible for the time-dependent magnetic fields seen on the Sun.

scholarly journals Observations of solar small-scale magnetic flux-sheet emergence

2019 ◽  
Vol 622 ◽  
pp. L12 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. E. Fischer ◽  
J. M. Borrero ◽  
N. Bello González ◽  
A. J. Kaithakkal
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Flux ◽  
Flux Density ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Magnetic Loop ◽  
Field Vector ◽  
Magnetic Flux Density ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Flux Emergence ◽  
Vector Information

Aims. Two types of flux emergence were recently discovered in numerical simulations: magnetic loops and magnetic sheet emergence. While magnetic loop emergence has been documented well in recent years using high-resolution full Stokes data from ground-based telescopes as well as satellites, magnetic sheet emergence is still an understudied process. We report here on the first clear observational evidence of a magnetic sheet emergence and characterise its development. Methods. Full Stokes spectra from the Hinode spectropolarimeter were inverted with the Stokes Inversion based on Response functions (SIR) code to obtain solar atmospheric parameters such as temperature, line-of-sight velocities, and full magnetic field vector information. Results. We analyse a magnetic flux emergence event observed in the quiet-Sun internetwork. After a large-scale appearance of linear polarisation, a magnetic sheet with horizontal magnetic flux density of up to 194 Mx cm−2 hovers in the low photosphere spanning a region of 2–3 arcsec. The magnetic field azimuth obtained through Stokes inversions clearly shows an organised structure of transversal magnetic flux density emerging. The granule below the magnetic flux sheet tears the structure apart leaving the emerged flux to form several magnetic loops at the edges of the granule. Conclusions. A large amount of flux with strong horizontal magnetic fields surfaces through the interplay of buried magnetic flux and convective motions. The magnetic flux emerges within 10 minutes and we find a longitudinal magnetic flux at the foot points of the order of ∼1018 Mx. This is one to two orders of magnitude larger than what has been reported for small-scale magnetic loops. The convective flows feed the newly emerged flux into the pre-existing magnetic population on a granular scale.

Magnetic phenomena

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Newnham
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Magnetic Susceptibility ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Magnetic Flux ◽  
Flux Density ◽  
Magnetic Dipole ◽  
Electric Charge ◽  
Dipole Moments ◽  
Magnetic Flux Density

In this chapter we deal with a number of magnetic properties and their directional dependence: pyromagnetism, magnetic susceptibility, magnetoelectricity, and piezomagnetism. In the course of dealing with these properties, two new ideas are introduced: magnetic symmetry and axial tensors. Moving electric charge generates magnetic fields and magnetization. Macroscopically, an electric current i flowing in a coil of n turns per meter produces a magnetic field H = ni amperes/meter [A/m]. On the atomic scale, magnetization arises from unpaired electron spins and unbalanced electronic orbital motion. The weber [Wb] is the basic unit of magnetic charge m. The force between two magnetic charges m1 and m2 is where r is the separation distance and μ0 (=4π×10−7 H/m) is the permeability of vacuum. In a magnetic field H, magnetic charge experiences a force F = mH [N]. North and south poles (magnetic charges) separated by a distance r create magnetic dipole moments mr [Wb m]. Magnetic dipole moments provide a convenient way of picturing the atomistic origins arising from moving electric charge. Magnetization (I) is the magnetic dipole moment per unit volume and is expressed in units of Wb m/m3 = Wb/m2. The magnetic flux density (B = I + μ0H) is also in Wb/m2 and is analogous to the electric displacement D. All materials respond to magnetic fields, producing a magnetization I = χH, and a magnetic flux density B = μH where χ is the magnetic susceptibility and μ is the magnetic permeability. Both χ and μ are in henries/m (H/m). The permeability μ = χ + μ0 and is analogous to electric permittivity. χ and μ are sometimes expressed as dimensionless quantities (x ̅ and μ ̅ and ) like the dielectric constant, where = x ̅/μ0 and = μ ̅/μ0. Other magnetic properties will be defined later in the chapter. A schematic view of the submicroscopic origins of magnetic phenomena is presented in Fig. 14.1. Most materials are diamagnetic with only a weak magnetic response induced by an applied magnetic field.

Changes in Magnetic Flux Density Distributions of Chromium Molybdenum Steel (JIS, SCM440) by Slit Opening and Crack Growth

2016 ◽  
Vol 703 ◽  
pp. 376-379
Author(s):  
Katsuyuki Kida ◽  
Tatsurou Nakashima ◽  
Masayuki Ishida
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Magnetic Flux ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Flux Density ◽  
Magnetic Measurement ◽  
Magnetic Flux Density ◽  
Hall Probe ◽  
Fatigue Process ◽  
Steel Material ◽  
Molybdenum Steel

Non-destructive evaluation methods using magnetic measurement systems have been developed. However, there are a few approaches to the effect of cracks on magnetic fields during whole fatigue process. In the present work, slit samples of as-received chromium molybdenum steel material (JIS, SCM440) including no retained austenite was fatigue tested. Fatigue process was observed using a scanning Hall probe microscope in order to investigate the effect of cyclic slit opening and crack growth on residual magnetic fields. It is found that the cyclic opening-closing of the slit decreases the magnetic flux density even where no tensile stress was applied.

Diffusion Behavior and Interfacial Reaction of Heterogeneous Metal Systems Controlled by High Magnetic Fields

2012 ◽  
Vol 706-709 ◽  
pp. 2910-2915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Gang Li ◽  
Qiang Wang ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
Chun Wu ◽  
Guo Jian Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Magnetic Flux ◽  
Diffusion Process ◽  
Flux Density ◽  
Reactive Diffusion ◽  
Magnetic Flux Density ◽  
High Magnetic Fields ◽  
Diffusion Couples ◽  
Diffusion Layers

The interdiffusion behaviors and interfacial reaction in solid Cu/solid Ni, liquid Bi/solid Bi0.4Sb0.6, liquid Al/solid Cu, and gas Al/solid Cu diffusion couples have been experimentally studied under a high magnetic field of up to 12T. The effects of magnetic flux density and the direction of magnetic field (B) on the evolution of interfacial microstructure (including interfacial migration, phase composition and thickness of diffusion layers) have been examined systematically. We found that (1) The shift distance of Kirkendall marker and the inter-diffusion coefficient in solid Cu/solid Ni diffusion couples increased with increasing magnetic flux density in case of the direction of diffusion parallel toB; (2) The migration of the Bi/Bi0.4Sb0.6interface due to the self-diffusion of the liquid metal into the solid alloy decreased markedly with the increase of magnetic flux density; (3) High magnetic fields exerted a non-monotonic influence on the thickness of diffusion layers during the reactive diffusion process between liquid Al and solid Cu; (4) The application of a high magnetic field during chemical reactive-diffusion process of gas Al/solid Cu system induced a significant change in the final products.

Solidified microstructure evolution of Mn-Sb near-eutectic alloy under high magnetic field conditions

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 2331-2337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Wang ◽  
Ao Gao ◽  
Tie Liu ◽  
Feng Liu ◽  
Chao Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Magnetic Flux ◽  
Flux Density ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Primary Phase ◽  
Structure Evolution ◽  
Magnetic Flux Density ◽  
High Magnetic Fields ◽  
Magnetic Field Direction

Mn-90.8 wt%Sb alloys were solidified without and with high magnetic fields to investigate the effects of high magnetic fields on the structure evolution of the alloys. It was found that there were only MnSb/Sb eutectics without any primary phase in the alloy at 0 T, whereas a small amount of primary MnSb dendrites appeared in the MnSb/Sb eutectic matrix when the magnetic flux density was 4.4 T. In magnetic fields of 6.6, 8.8, and 11.5 T, both of two primary phases, i.e., MnSb and Sb, occurred in the matrix. In addition, the volume fraction of these two primary phases increased with increasing magnetic flux density. In magnetic fields of 8.8 and 11.5 T, primary MnSb dendrites aligned parallel to the magnetic field direction and gathered at the edge of the specimens. In contrast, primary Sb dendrites gathered in the center region of the specimens.

scholarly journals Global Analysis of Transcriptional Expression in Mice Exposed to Intermediate Frequency Magnetic Fields Utilized for Wireless Power Transfer Systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1851
Author(s):  
Shin Ohtani ◽  
Akira Ushiyama ◽  
Machiko Maeda ◽  
Keiji Wada ◽  
Yukihisa Suzuki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Magnetic Flux ◽  
Flux Density ◽  
Wireless Power Transfer ◽  
Intermediate Frequency ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Magnetic Flux Density ◽  
Power Transfer ◽  
Transcriptional Expression ◽  
Wireless Power

Background: Intermediate frequency magnetic fields (IF-MFs) at around 85 kHz are a component of wireless power transfer systems used for charging electrical vehicles. However, limited data exist on the potential health effects of IF-MFs. We performed a comprehensive analysis of transcriptional expression in mice after IF-MF exposure. Materials and Methods: We developed an IF-MF exposure system to generate a high magnetic flux density (25.3 mT). The system can expose the IF-MF for a mouse whole-body without considering thermal effects. After 10 days (1 h/day) of exposure, a comprehensive expression analysis was performed using microarray data from both the brain and liver. Results: No significant differences in transcriptional expression were detected in the 35,240 probe-sets when controlling the false discovery rate (FDR) under a fold change cutoff >1.5. However, several differential expressions were detected without FDR-adjustment, but these were not confirmed by RT-PCR analysis. Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first in vivo study to evaluate the biological effects of IF-MF exposure with an intense magnetic flux density 253 times higher than the occupational restriction level defined by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection guidelines. However, our findings indicate that transcriptional responses in the living body are not affected under these conditions.

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