The Astrophysical Journal · 29 September 2026 · From issue 44
Morphology of Solar Filaments during the Solar Maximum of Cycle 24: A Study of 35 Filaments Focusing on Chirality, Barb Orientation, Skewness, and Eruptive Behavior
In sun images, 27 of 35 filaments followed the sun's usual north-south magnetic twist pattern.
P. T. Jain Jacob, Ram Ajor Maurya.
Long ribbons of solar plasma, called filaments, float above the sun's surface held up by magnetic fields. Scientists cannot see these magnetic fields directly, so they studied sun images in different types of light instead. Out of 35 filaments, 27 followed the sun's usual magnetic twist pattern. Filaments that broke this pattern were not more likely to erupt.
The share of studied solar filaments that matched the sun's expected magnetic twist pattern.
Only 35 filaments studied, from one active solar period only.
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