Solar spectropolarimetry of Ca II 8542 Å line: polarimeter development, calibration, and preliminary observations
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DOI: 10.1117/1.jatis.4.4.048002
Abstract: Chromospheric magnetic fields are of paramount importance in understanding the dynamics of energetic events in the solar atmosphere. At the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, several polarimeters were developed in the past to study the active region… read more here.
Keywords: polarimeter; line; solar spectropolarimetry; calibration ... See more keywords
Instrumentation for solar spectropolarimetry: state of the art and prospects
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DOI: 10.1117/1.oe.58.8.082417
Abstract: Abstract. Given its unchallenged capabilities in terms of sensitivity and spatial resolution, the combination of imaging spectropolarimetry and numeric Stokes inversion represents the dominant technique currently used to remotely sense the physical properties of the… read more here.
Keywords: state art; spectropolarimetry; spectropolarimetry state; state ... See more keywords