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The equivalent widths (W) of 565 spectral lines in the wavelength range of 4690--6870A were evaluated at 31 consecutive points from the solar disk center (mu=cos(theta)=1) to near the limb (mu=0.25) by applying the synthetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-06-12 Y. Takeda , S. UeNo

In an effort to estimate the largely unknown effects of photospheric temperature fluctuations on spectroscopic abundance determinations, we have studied the problem of LTE line formation in the inhomogeneous solar photosphere based on…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. Steffen , H. Holweger

We have examined images from the Precision Solar Photometric Telescope (PSPT) at the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory (MLSO) in search of latitudinal variation in the solar photospheric intensity. Along with the expected brightening of the solar…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Mark P. Rast , Ada Ortiz , Randle W. Meisner

A new set of accurately measured frequencies of solar oscillations are used to infer the rotation rate inside the Sun, as a function of radial distance as well as latitude. We have adopted a regularized least squares technique with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 H. M. Antia , Sarbani Basu , S. M. Chitre

Numerical 3D radiative (M)HD simulations of solar convection are used to understand the physical properties of the solar photosphere. To validate this approach, it is important to check that no excessive thermodynamic fluctuations arise as…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 C. Beck , D. Fabbian , F. Moreno-Insertis , K. G. Puschmann , R. Rezaei

Extreme precision radial-velocity spectrometers enable extreme precision stellar spectroscopy. Searches for low-mass exoplanets around solar-type stars are limited by the physical variability in stellar spectra, such as the short-term…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-01 Dainis Dravins , Hans-Günter Ludwig

Due to non-homogeneous mass distribution and non-uniform velocity rate inside the Sun, the solar outer shape is distorted in latitude. In this paper, we analyze the consequences of a temporal change in this figure on the luminosity. To do…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-08-31 Z. Fazel , J. P. Rozelot , S. Lefebvre , A. Ajabshirizadeh , S. Pireaux

Registering periodic variations of spectral line widths serves as the main method for observing torsional Alfv\'{e}n waves. Theoretically, the method seems valid, yet it entails a number of caveats when applied to data. For instance, the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-12-29 A. A. Chelpanov , N. I. Kobanov

We derive formulae connecting the frequency variations in the spectrum of solar oscillations to the dynamical quantities that are expected to change over the solar activity cycle. This is done for both centroids and the asymmetric part of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 W. A. Dziembowski , P. R. Goode

The solar tachocline, located at the interface between the latitude-dependent rotation of the convection zone and the rigid radiative interior, presents high gradients of angular velocity which are of particular interest for the models of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2013-08-01 T. Corbard , S. J. Jiménez-Reyes , S. Tomczyk , M. Dikpati , P. Gilman

More than 600 high resolution spectra of stars with spectral type F and later were obtained in order to search for signatures of differential rotation in line profiles. In 147 stars, the rotation law could be measured, 28 of them are found…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Ansgar Reiners

We use rotation splittings derived from very long and long time series, namely 25.2, 12.6 and 6.3 year long, computed by Korzennik (2023) independent methodology to characterize the solar tachocline and its variation with latitude and time.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-04 Sylvain G. Korzennik , Antonio Eff-Darwich

High-resolution observations of the solar chromosphere at millimeter wavelengths are now possible with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), promising to tackle many open problems in solar physics. Observations from other ground and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-12 João M. da Silva Santos , Jaime de la Cruz Rodríguez , Jorrit Leenaarts

Context. The contribution of quiet-Sun regions to the solar irradiance variability is currently unclear. Some solar-cycle variations of the quiet-Sun physical structure, such as the temperature gradient, might affect the irradiance. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-05 M. Faurobert , M. Carbillet , L. Marquis , A. Chiavassa , G. Ricort

We present the results of a spectral line survey from 138.3 to 150.7 GHz toward Orion-KL. The observations were made using the 14 m radio telescope of Taeduk Radio Astronomy Observatory. Typical system temperatures were between 500 and 700…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Chang Won Lee , Se-Hyung Cho , Sung-Min Lee

Solar observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) provide us with direct measurements of the brightness temperature in the solar chromosphere. We study the temperature distributions obtained with ALMA Band 6…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-13 Shahin Jafarzadeh , Sven Wedemeyer , Mikolaj Szydlarski , Bart De Pontieu , Reza Rezaei , Mats Carlsson

For the purpose of investigating the differential rotation of the solar corona, we analyzed ultraviolet (UV) spectral line observations acquired on both the east and west limbs at 1.7 $R_{\odot}$ by SOHO/UVCS during the solar minimum…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-25 S. Mancuso , S. Giordano , D. Barghini , D. Telloni

Solar internal rotation at high latitudes is poorly constrained by acoustic-mode helioseismology. Global inertial modes observed on the Sun are highly sensitive to solar differential rotation and may provide new diagnostics of rotation in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-20 Prithwitosh Dey , Laurent Gizon , Yuto Bekki

CONTEXT: Spectral-line asymmetries and wavelength shifts are signatures of hydrodynamics in solar and stellar atmospheres. Theory may precisely predict idealized lines, but observed spectra are limited by blends, too few suitable lines,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Dainis Dravins

As part of the Young Exoplanets Spectroscopic Survey (YESS), this study explores the spot variability of 13 T Tauri Stars (TTSs) in the near-infrared $H$ band, using spectra from the Immersion GRating INfrared Spectrometer (IGRINS). By…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-21 Shih-Yun Tang , Christopher M. Johns-Krull , L. Prato , Asa G. Stahl
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