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The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) offers new diagnostic possibilities that complement other commonly used diagnostics for the study of our Sun. In particular, ALMA's ability to serve as an essentially linear…

The aim of this study is to demonstrate how the logarithmic millimeter continuum gradient observed using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) may be used to estimate optical thickness in the solar atmosphere. We discuss…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-01 Andrew S. Rodger , Nicolas Labrosse , Sven Wedemeyer , Mikolaj Szydlarski , Paulo J. A. Simões , Lyndsay Fletcher

We present the first full-disk solar images obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Band 7 (0.86 mm; 347 GHz). In spite of the low spatial resolution (21"), several interesting results were obtained. During…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-05-25 C. E. Alissandrakis , T. S. Bastian , A. Nindos

Thermal images at different wavelengths probe varying subsurface depths of planetary bodies, and therefore can inform us about their compositions, thermophysical properties, and impact histories. We identified six archival observations of…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-19 Cole Meyer , Maria Camarca , Katherine de Kleer , Alexander Thelen , Christopher Chyba , Bryan Butler

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) allows for solar observations in the wavelength range of 0.3$-$10 mm, giving us a new view of the chromosphere. The measured brightness temperature at various frequencies can be fitted…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-01 F. Matković , R. Brajša , M. Kuhar , A. O. Benz , H. -G. Ludwig , C. L. Selhorst , I. Skokić , D. Sudar , A. Hanslmeier

Recent three-dimensional radiation hydrodynamic simulations by Wedemeyer et al. (2004) suggest that the solar chromosphere is highly structured in space and time on scales of only 1000 km and 20-25 sec, resp.. The resulting pattern consists…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Wedemeyer-Boehm , H. -G. Ludwig , M. Steffen , B. Freytag , H. Holweger

New instruments sensitive to chromospheric radiation at X-ray, UV, Visible, IR, and sub-mm wavelengths have become available that significantly enhance our ability to understand the bi-directional flow of energy through the chromosphere. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-07-27 Adam R. Kobelski , Lucas A. Tarr , Sarah A. Jaeggli , Nicholas Luber , Harry P. Warren , Sabrina L. Savage

We present observations of the solar chromosphere obtained simultaneously with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS). The observatories targeted a chromospheric plage…

We present the first observation of a solar prominence at $84-116$ GHz using the high resolution interferometric imaging of ALMA. Simultaneous observations in H$\alpha$ from Bia{\l}kaw Observatory and with SDO/AIA reveal similar prominence…

We characterize waves in small magnetic elements and investigate their propagation in the lower solar atmosphere from observations at high spatial and temporal resolution. We use the wavelet transform to analyze oscillations of both…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-03-31 Shahin Jafarzadeh , S. K. Solanki , M. Stangalini , O. Steiner , R. H. Cameron , S. Danilovic

Various solar features can be seen on maps of the Sun in the mm and sub-mm wavelength range. The recently installed Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is capable of observing the Sun in that wavelength range with an…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-30 R. Brajša , D. Sudar , A. O. Benz , I. Skokić , M. Bárta , B. De Pontieu , S. Kim , A. Kobelski , M. Kuhar , M. Shimojo , S. Wedemeyer , S. White , P. Yagoubov , Y. Yan

The Ca II H & K lines are strong chromospheric diagnostics that can be used to determine the temperature stratification and magnetic structure of the solar atmosphere. The Atacama Large Millimetre/Submillimetre Array (ALMA) offers…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-09 Sneha Pandit , Sven Wedemeyer , Mats Carlsson

Numerical simulations of the solar chromosphere predict a diverse thermal structure with both hot and cool regions. Observations of plage regions in particular feature broader and brighter chromospheric lines, which suggest that they are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-02-12 J. M. da Silva Santos , J. de la Cruz Rodríguez , J. Leenaarts , G. Chintzoglou , B. De Pontieu , S. Wedemeyer , M. Szydlarski

We present the phase characteristics study of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) long (up to 3 km) baseline, which is the longest baseline tested so far using ALMA. The data consist of long time-scale (10 - 20 minutes)…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Satoki Matsushita , Yoshiharu Asaki , Ryohei Kawabe , Ed Fomalont , Denis Barkats , Stuartt Corder

The Atacama Large Millimeter-submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescope has commenced science observations of the Sun starting in late 2016. Since the Sun is much larger than the field of view of individual ALMA dishes, the ALMA…

The continuum intensity at wavelengths around 1 mm provides an excellent way to probe the solar chromosphere. Future high-resolution millimetre arrays, such as the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), will thus produce valuable input for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. Wedemeyer-Boehm , H. -G. Ludwig , M. Steffen , J. Leenaarts , B. Freytag

We report observations of solar spicules at millimeter wavelengths (mm-$\lambda$) using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). These are supplemented by observations in optical (O), ultraviolet (UV) and extreme ultraviolet…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-09 T. S. Bastian , C. Alissandrakis , A. Nindos , M. Shimojo , S. M. White

The Atacama Large Millimeter-submillimeter Array (ALMA) is a general purpose telescope that performs a broad program of astrophysical observations. Beginning in late-2016, solar observations with ALMA became available, thereby opening a new…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-14 Masumi Shimojo , Timothy S. Bastian , Seiji Kameno , Antonio S. Hales

Chromospheric wave activity around flares and filaments has been a research focus for years, and could provide indirect measurements of local conditions that are not otherwise accessible. One interesting observed phenomenon is oscillations…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-02-14 J. Jackiewicz , K. S. Balasubramaniam

We present a thermal observation of Callisto's leading hemisphere obtained using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) at 0.87 mm (343 GHz). The angular resolution achieved for this observation was…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-29 Maria Camarca , Katherine de Kleer , Bryan Butler , Alex B. Akins , Alexander Thelen , Imke de Pater , Mark A. Gurwell , Arielle Moullet