VLA stereoscopy of solar active regions. 1: Method and tests

Details VLA stereoscopy of solar active regions. 1: Method and tests VLA stereoscopy of solar active regions. 1: Method and tests

May 1994

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 426, no. 1, p. 425-433

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Image Processing, Imaging Techniques, Radio Astronomy, Solar Activity, Solar Radio Emission, Solar Rotation, Stereoscopy, Very Large Array (Vla), Heao 1, Helios B, International Sun Earth Explorer 3, Prognoz Satellites, Venera Satellites

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We develop a new technique for extracting three-dimensional information from multiday solar Very Large Array (VLA) observations. While standard stereoscopic methods provide a three-dimensional view of an object by combining simultaneous observations from two different aspect angles, we relax the condition of simultaneity and exploit solar rotation to vary the aspect angle. The solar radio images are decomposed into Gaussian source components, which are then cross-correlated in maps from preceding and following days. This provides measurements of the three-dimensional position of correlated source centroids. In this first paper, we describe the stereoscopic method and perform tests with simulated and real radio maps (from the VLA at 20 cm), in order to study the accuracy of altitude measurements, and the limitations introduced by (i) source confusion, (ii) source motion, and (iii) the assumed differential rotation rate. The tests demonstrate that (i) the information content of a VLA map relevant for stereoscopic correlation can be conveniently represented in terms of a small number of Gaussian components; (ii) the fitting of the three-dimensional source position is stable within a numerical accuracy of less than or approximately equal to 0.02 map pixels, (iii) the relative accuracy of the altitude determination is uniform over the solar disk, and (iv) source confusion does not affect the accuracy of stereoscopic position measurements for sources with a signal-to-noise ratio of greater than or approximately equal to 36.

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