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The Very Fast Inversion of the Stokes Vector (VFISV) is a Milne-Eddington spectral line inversion code used to determine the magnetic and thermodynamic parameters of the solar photosphere from observations of the Stokes vector in the 6173 A…

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In this dataset we provide a comprehensive collection of magnetograms (images quantifying the strength of the magnetic field) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). The dataset…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-13 Laura E. Boucheron , Ty Vincent , Jeremy A. Grajeda , Ellery Wuest

In this paper we describe in detail the implementation and main properties of a new inversion code for the polarized radiative transfer equation (VFISV: Very Fast inversion of the Stokes vector). VFISV will routinely analyze pipeline data…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 J. M. Borrero , S. Tomczyk , M. Kubo , H. Socas-Navarro , J. Schou , S. Couvidat , R. Bogart

The Vector Spectromagnetograph (VSM) instrument has been recording photospheric and chromospheric magnetograms daily since August 2003. Full-disk photospheric vector magnetograms are observed at least weekly and, since November 2006,…

The solar mean magnetic field (SMMF) provided by the Wilcox Solar Observatory (WSO) is compared with the SMMF acquired by the \textit{Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager} (HMI) onboard the \textit{Solar Dynamic Observatory} (SDO). We found…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-18 A. S. Kutsenko , V. I. Abramenko

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is delivering vector field observations of the full solar disk with unprecedented temporal and spatial resolution; however, the satellite is in a highly inclined geostationary orbit. The relative…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-01 P. W. Schuck , Spiro Antiochos , K. D. Leka , Graham Barnes

Full-disk measurements of the solar magnetic field by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) are often used for magnetic field extrapolations, but its limited spatial and spectral resolution can lead to significant errors. We compare…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-27 C. Beck , A. Prasad , Q. Hu , M. S. Yalim , S. Gosain , D. P. Choudhary

The Vector Spectromagnetograph (VSM) of the NSO's Synoptic Optical Long-Term Investigations of the Sun (SOLIS) facility is now operational and obtains the first-ever vector magnetic field measurements of the entire visible solar hemisphere.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-07-02 M. K. Georgoulis , N. -E. Raouafi , C. J Henney

While the {\it Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager} (HMI) onboard the {\it Solar Dynamics Observatory} (SDO) provides Doppler velocity [$V$], continuum intensity [$I_C$], and line-depth [$Ld$] observations, each of which is sensitive to the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-24 Rachel Howe , Kiran Jain , Richard S. Bogart , Deborah A. Haber , Charles S. Baldner

Solar magnetic activity produces extreme solar flares and coronal mass ejections, which pose grave threats to electronic infrastructure and can significantly disrupt economic activity. It is therefore important to appreciate the triggers of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-09 Dattaraj B. Dhuri , Shamik Bhattacharjee , Shravan M. Hanasoge , Sashi Kiran Mahapatra

Context. The High Resolution Telescope of the Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager on Solar Orbiter (SO/PHI-HRT) operates in an extreme observational environment, observing the Sun as close as $0.28$ au. The high thermal load and large…

The line-of-sight (LOS) component of the large-scale photospheric magnetic field has been observed since the 1950s, but the daily full-disk observations of the full vector magnetic field started only in 2010 using the SOLIS Vector Stokes…

Space Physics · Physics 2019-04-25 Ilpo I. Virtanen , Alexei A. Pevtsov , Kalevi Mursula

We investigate the orientation of the photospheric magnetic fields in the solar polar region using observations from the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI). Inside small patches of significant polarization, the inferred magnetic field…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-04 Xudong Sun , Yang Liu , Ivan Milić , Ana Belén Griñón Marín

Previous studies have used magnetic energy and helicity spectra, the latter computed using the two-scale method, to search for signatures of mean-field dynamos. In this study, we compare cotemporal HMI and SOLIS magnetograms to illustrate…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-02 G. Kishore , Nishant K. Singh

The Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is designed to study oscillations and the mag- netic field in the solar photosphere. It observes the full solar disk in the Fe I absorption line at…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Bernhard Fleck , Sebastien Couvidat , Thomas Straus

In November 2021, Solar Orbiter started its nominal mission phase. The remote-sensing instruments on board the spacecraft acquired scientific data during three observing windows surrounding the perihelion of the first orbit of this phase.…

We review solar studies using AIA, HMI, and EVE data from the SDO spacecraft that revolutionized our physical understanding of the Sun. The relevant SDO studies cover the entire 15-year lifetime of SDO, from 2010 May 1 to 2025 May 1. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-04 Markus J. Aschwanden

The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), launched in 2010 as part of NASA's Living With a Star (LWS) program, represents a methodological transition in heliophysics: from identifying discrete solar events to characterizing the continuously…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-25 Madhulika Guhathakurta