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Chromospheric diagnosis with forward scattering polarization

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2016-11-01 v1

Abstract

Is it physically feasible to perform chromospheric diagnosis using spatial maps of scattering polarization at the solar disk center? To investigate it we synthesized polarization maps (in 8542 Angstroms) resulting from MHD solar models and NLTE radiative transfer calculations that consider Hanle effect and vertical macroscopic motions. After explaining the physical con- text of forward scattering and presenting our results, we arrive at the definition of Hanle polarity inversion lines. We show how such features can give support for a clearer chromospheric diagnosis in which the magnetic and dynamic effects in the scattering polarization could be disentangled.

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@article{arxiv.1610.09897,
  title  = {Chromospheric diagnosis with forward scattering polarization},
  author = {E. S. Carlin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.09897},
  year   = {2016}
}

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7 pages, 2 figures, published in proceedings of IAU symposium 305

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