On the correlation of magnetic field strength and inclination with continuum brightness of a sunspot penumbra

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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Brightness Distribution, Field Strength, Penumbras, Solar Magnetic Field, Solar Spectra, Sunspots, Correlation, Spectrographs, Zeeman Effect

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A fairly regular sunspot penumbra has been observed near disk center using a Stokes V polarimeter at the German Vacuum-Tower-Telescope in Izana, Tenerife. We obtained two-dimensional spectral data by scanning the limbside sector of the penumbra in steps of 1 arcsecond with the slit oriented parallel to the solar limb. From Stokes V and Stokes I spectra of four magnetically sensitive lines (Fe I5247.1A, Cr I5247.6A, Fe I5250.2A, and Fe I5250.7A) recorded with 1024 x 1024 pixel CCD cameras we have determined several magnetic parameters. The results of a correlation analysis show a clear relation between continuum brightness and magnetic field inclination, field lines beeing flatter in the dark penumbral filaments. We also find a correlation between field strength and brightness; this correlation is not uniform across the penumbra, however.

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