when sunspots fade away, they usually leave behind a weak magnetic imprint of opposite polarity to that of the sun's global field at the cycles start.
by Amanda Reyes
A three-way light bulb actually has two brightness levels, not three filaments. It achieves this through a combination of filaments that can be turned on in different combinations to produce different levels of light.
The streamer of gas between sunspots is known as a solar filament. These long, dark filaments are composed of cooler plasma suspended above the Sun's surface by magnetic forces.
Alternating dark and light bands refer to the pattern observed in muscle fibers and certain other biological structures, such as the striations in skeletal and cardiac muscle. These bands result from the organized arrangement of protein filaments—actin (thin filaments) and myosin (thick filaments)—which create regions of varying density and refractive index under a microscope. The dark bands, or A bands, correspond to areas where thick filaments overlap, while the light bands, or I bands, consist of thin filaments alone. This striated appearance is crucial for muscle contraction and function.
The first successful light bulb filaments were made of carbon (from carbonized paper or bamboo). In 1902 the Siemens company developed a tantalum lamp filament. From 1898 to around 1905 osmium was also used as a lamp filament. In 1906 the tungsten filament was introduced
The loop of gas that links different parts of sunspot regions is called a filament. Filaments are cooler and denser structures that appear as dark lines against the brighter surface of the Sun. These structures are supported by magnetic fields and can sometimes erupt, leading to solar flares or coronal mass ejections.
Filaments (and prominences, which are filaments viewed from the side) underlie manycoronal mass ejections and hence are important to the prediction of space weather
No, actin filaments outnumber myosin filaments in skeletal muscles. Actin filaments are thin filaments, while myosin filaments are thick filaments. The arrangement and interplay of these filaments during muscle contractions are essential for movement.
No, bright centers of solar activity are not called filaments. Filaments are dark, cooler regions seen in the Sun's atmosphere known as the chromosphere. Bright centers of solar activity are often called active regions or solar flares.
thick filaments and thin filaments
Cytoskeleton filaments are protein fibers within cells that provide structure, support, and facilitate cell movement. They include microfilaments (actin filaments), microtubules, and intermediate filaments. These filaments help with cell division, cell shape maintenance, and cell signaling.
The three types of filaments within a muscle are thin filaments, thick filaments, and elastic filaments. Thin filaments are primarily composed of the protein actin, while thick filaments are made up of myosin. Elastic filaments, which help maintain the structure and elasticity of the muscle, are primarily composed of the protein titin. These filaments work together to facilitate muscle contraction and relaxation.
There more thin filaments than thick filaments in smooth muscle. The ratio is of the thin to thick filaments in the smooth muscle is approximately 15:1.
The types of filaments found in eukaryotic cells are actin filaments (microfilaments), intermediate filaments, and microtubules. Actin filaments are involved in cell movement and structure, intermediate filaments provide mechanical support to the cell, and microtubules are important for cell division and intracellular transport.
The three different types of myofilaments are thick filaments, thin filaments, and elastic filaments. Thick filaments are composed of myosin protein, thin filaments are primarily made of actin protein, and elastic filaments (also known as titin) provide elasticity and stability to the sarcomere.
Thin filaments consist primarily of the protein actin, coiled with nebulin filaments. Thick filaments consist primarily of the protein myosin, held in place by tit in filaments.
Interactions between actin and myosin filaments of the sarcomere are responsible for muscle contractions. The I bands contain only thin (actin) filaments, whereas the A bands contain thick (myosin) filaments.
Generally 'Tungstan'is use in bulb filaments.