Velocities and magnetic fields observed in a sunspot

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Oct 1990

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Solar Physics (ISSN 0038-0938), vol. 129, Oct. 1990, p. 259-275.

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Magnetic Field Inversions, Solar Activity, Solar Magnetic Field, Solar Spectra, Sunspots, Least Squares Method, Plasma Diagnostics, Polarimeters, Radiative Transfer

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A diagnostic method for the determination of the vector magnetic field through the interpretation of spectropolarimetric profiles observed in solar active regions is presented. An inversion routine, based on the analytical solution of the radiative transfer equation for polarized radiation given by Unno (1956) and Rachkowsky (1962), is described; the routine performs a comparison among theoretical profiles depending on eight parameters and the observed profiles by means of a nonlinear least square fit. The routine has been applied to the interpretation of the spectropolarimetric profiles observed on September 15, 1980 in a sunspot with the spectropolarimeter (Stokes II) of the High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research. One of the eight parameters (the line center) gives information on the plasma motions. The significance of these motions inside the sunspot is discussed.

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