Project Title: Penumbral Waves in Sunspots

Project Description:

Measure the trajectories and velocities of running penumbral waves in sunspots. Analytical and observational. Extensive use of digital image analysis.

Background Information:

These waves were discovered by Alan Stein, a CIT undergrad, and called Stein waves by many. They fan out from sunspots radially. Last year we found new ways of analysis that enabled us to measure then more accurately. This summer we should measure existing data and try to get new, more comprehensive data, using what we have found.

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Requirements:

The sponsor requires that interested students meet the following requirements: Prefer Astronomy or Physics major, familiar with PC use.

This opportunity is for:

Caltech students. Will consider non-Caltech students

Research Sponsor

Sponsor: Harold Zirin
Division: PMA
Mail Code: 264-33
Phone: 3857 (after January 12)
E-mail: hz@sundog.caltech.edu