SH41C-4152:
Dynamical behaviour of photospheric bright points during merging

Thursday, 18 December 2014
Serena Criscuoli1, Marco Stangalini2, Ilaria Ermolli2, Francesca Zuccarello3, Alice Cristaldi4, Mariachiara Falco3, Salvo Guglielmino5 and Fabrizio Giorgi2, (1)National solar Observatory, SUNSPOT, NM, United States, (2)Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Roma, Italy, (3)University of Catania, Catania, Italy, (4)Universita di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy, (5)INAF Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania, Catania, Italy
Abstract:
We investigate the merging of bright points observed at high spatial and temporal resolution with CRISP/SST in a quiet region region. We analyze the MHD perturbations excited during the merging, their role in the energy budget of the magnetic structure and the potential role that they can play in heating the upper layers of the Sun's atmosphere.