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Sign singularity and flares in solar active region NOAA 11158

Abstract:

Solar Active Region NOAA 11158 has hosted a number of strong flares, including one X2.2 event. The complexity of current density and current helicity are studied through cancellation analysis of their sign-singular measure, which features power-law scaling. Spectral analysis is also performed, revealing the presence of two separate scaling ranges with different spectral index. The time evolution of parameters is discussed. Sudden changes of the cancellation exponents at the time of large flaresand the presence of correlation with Extreme-Ultra-Violet and X-ray fluxsuggest that eruption of large flares can be linked to the small-scale properties of the current structures.