From: "Barry Nix" <barrynix@earthlink.net>
Newsgroups: sci.physics.plasma
Subject: Flux-tubes of the Sun
Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 03:00:46 GMT
Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net



Now, Heat flows to the surface by a helical flow of plasma of ionized
materials, through tube-like cocoons, commonly known as flux-tubes, made up
of magnetic force lines. An analogy would be water flowing under pressure
through a rubber hose.

Plasma is ionized materials grouping together to form a flow. Reversing
polarity and pressure from the core sends the snake-like flow, spiraling,
because of the perpendicular forces of Magnetic and Electric, then, out to
the surface. Near the surface, the magnetic lines open up to release the
helical flow, which makes convection or granulation and spicules on the
surface of the photosphere of the Sun. Magnetic force lines has the ability
to stretch like an elastic rubber band, and like the rubber band, then, if
stretched too far, it "snaps" open. Sometimes, though, the magnetic force is
stronger or the flow bigger or both, then, the helical flow opens up on the
surface of the Sun itself and make sunspots. And sometimes the magnetic
force is so strong or the flow so big, or both, then, the helical flow goes
right up into the Chromosphere and Corona and makes a flare. Sometimes the
tube-like flow lay along the side of the surface of the Sun and gets blasted
up into the Chromosphere and makes an arching prominence.








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