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The fine structure of light-bridges in sunspots

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High resolution photographs obtained at the Pic du Midi Observatory show that there are three types of sunspot light bridges according to their morphological structures: the photospheric ones, the penumbral ones and the umbral ones. Consequently there are no specific structures in light bridges; it results that they should not be due to specific physical properties. Properties of the fine structure of a penumbral light bridge are described.

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  1. Observatoire du Pic du Midi, 65200, Bagnères de Bigorre, France

    R. Muller

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Muller, R. The fine structure of light-bridges in sunspots. Sol Phys 61, 297–300 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00150414

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