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We investigated the diagnostic potential of the Stokes $V$ profile of the H$\alpha$ line to probe the chromospheric line-of-sight (LOS) magnetic field ($B_{\mathrm{LOS}}$) by comparing the $B_{\mathrm{LOS}}$ inferred from the weak field…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-04-05 Harsh Mathur , K. Nagaraju , Jayant Joshi , Jaime de la Cruz Rodríguez

The next generation of space and ground-based solar missions aim to study the magnetic properties of the solar chromosphere using the infrared Ca II lines and the He I 10830 {\AA} line. The former seem to be the best candidates to study the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-19 C. Quintero Noda , T. Shimizu , J. de la Cruz Rodríguez , Y. Katsukawa , K. Ichimoto , T. Anan , Y. Suematsu

The solar chromosphere is a transition layer between the cool, dense photosphere and the hot, rarefied corona. This boundary region plays a key role in regulating energy transport and structuring the magnetic field throughout the solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-14 M. Kriginsky , J. Leenaarts , J. de la Cruz Rodriguez , S. Danilovic , O. Andriienko

We investigated the applicability of the weak-field approximation (WFA) for retrieving the depth-dependent line-of-sight (LOS) magnetic field from the spectral region containing the Mg I $b_2$ spectral line and two photospheric Ti I and Fe…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-31 Dušan Vukadinović , Ivan Milić , Olga Atanacković

Simultaneous measurement of line-of-sight (LOS) magnetic and velocity fields at the photosphere and chromosphere are presented. Fe I line at $\lambda6569$ and $H_{\alpha}$ at $\lambda6563$ are used respectively for deriving the physical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 K. Nagaraju , K. Sankarasubramanian , K. E. Rangarajan

The weak field approximation (WFA) is a conceptually simple and computationally light method for inferring the magnetic field strength and its orientation in the Sun's atmosphere. In this work we study the validity and limitations of this…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-11-09 Rebecca Centeno

Interpreting the Stokes profiles observed in quiet regions of the solar chromosphere is a challenging task. The Stokes Q and U profiles are dominated by the scattering polarisation and the Hanle effect, and these processes can only be…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-11-07 Jan Jurcak , Jiri Stepan , Javier Trujillo Bueno , Michele Bianda

We present spectropolarimetric observations of an active region recorded simultaneously in the H$\alpha$ Ca II 8662 {\AA} lines. The sunspot exhibits multiple structures, including a lightbridge and a region where Ca II 8662 {\AA} line core…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-05 Harsh Mathur , K. Nagaraju , Rahul Yadav , Jayant Joshi

The intensity and the linear scattering polarization profiles of the hydrogen Ly-alpha line encode valuable information on the thermodynamic and magnetic structure of the upper layers of the solar chromosphere. The Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-03 Ernest Alsina Ballester , Luca Belluzzi , Javier Trujillo Bueno

Aims: Main goal of this work is to study the potential of He II Ly-alpha wavelength-integrated scattering polarisation for probing the magnetism of the solar upper chromosphere. Methods: Radiative transfer calculations are performed in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-14 F. Riva , G. Janett , L. Belluzzi

The solar chromosphere is a vigorously dynamic region of the sun, where waves and magnetic fields play an important role. To improve chromospheric diagnostics, we present new observations in Ca II 8542 carried out with the SST/CRISP on La…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-14 Jaime de la Cruz Rodríguez , Hector Socas-Navarro , Michiel van Noort , Luc Rouppe van der Voort

The magnetic line ratio (MLR) method has been extensively used in the measurement of photospheric magnetic field strength. It was devised for the neutral iron line pair at 5247.1 A and 5250.2 A (5250 A pair). Other line pairs as well-suited…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-13 H. N. Smitha , S. K. Solanki

The goal of this study is to explore a novel method for the solar photospheric magnetic field diagnostics using Stokes V widths of different magnetosensitive Fe~I spectral lines. We calculate Stokes I and V profiles of several Fe I lines…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-29 M. Gordovskyy , S. Shelyag , P. K. Browning , V. G. Lozitsky

We analyze a 1-hour time series of Ca II H intensity spectra and polarimetric spectra around 630 nm to derive the signature of the chromospheric heating and to investigate its relation to magnetic fields. We derived several characteristic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-02-08 C. Beck , W. Schmidt , R. Rezaei , W. Rammacher

The Zeeman effect is of limited utility for probing the magnetism of the quiet solar chromosphere. The Hanle effect in some spectral lines is sensitive to such magnetism, but the interpretation of the scattering polarization signals…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-21 Jan Jurcak , Jiri Stepan , Javier Trujillo Bueno

Context. A proper estimate of the chromospheric magnetic fields is believed to improve modelling of both active region and coronal mass ejection evolution. Aims. We investigate the similarity between the chromospheric magnetic field…

Formation of the H$\beta$ $\lambda$4861.34 \AA{} line is an important topic related to the diagnosis of the basic configuration of magnetic fields in the solar and stellar chromospheres. Specifically, broadening of the H$\beta$…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-09-09 Hongqi Zhang

The Mg II h and k lines are among the strongest in the near-ultraviolet solar spectrum and their line core originates in the upper chromosphere, just below the transition region. Consequently, they have become one of the main targets for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-18 David Afonso Delgado , Tanausú del Pino Alemán , Javier Trujillo Bueno

The polarization of the Mg II h and k lines holds significant diagnostic potential for measuring chromospheric magnetic fields, which are crucial for understanding the physical processes governing the energy transport and dissipation in the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-01 Hao Li , Tanausú del Pino Alemán , Javier Trujillo Bueno

The Ca II infrared triplet is one of the few magnetically sensitive chromospheric lines available for ground-based observations. We present spectropolarimetric observations of the 8498 A and 8542 A lines in a quiet Sun region near a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Pietarila , H. Socas-Navarro , T. Bogdan
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