Talk abstract

We have carried out numerical simulations of emergent magnetic flux through a convecting layer that includes granules and mesogranules, and into the first several hundred kilometers of the atmosphere. Convection spontaneously forms loop-like structures of magnetic field in and around the surface. We study these and other structures and compare them with recent Hinode and Dutch Open Telescope observations of \Omega-shaped loops in the quiet Sun.

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