Determination of astrophysical magnetic fields from the polarization of atomic fluorescence
Abstract
It is well known that polarization of atomic fluorescence is sensitive to the action of weak magnetic fields. In the case of excitation by light with a wide spectrum, the interference of the Zeeman components for a quasi-degenerate level gives a linearly polarized line with a rotating polarization plane. The angle of rotation and the degree of polarization are defined by the magnitude of the magnetic field. The aim of the present book is to give a physically acceptable description of this effect, and to examine various means of using it to determine astrophysical magnetic fields.
- Publication:
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Moscow Institut Prikladnoi Matematiki AN SSSR
- Pub Date:
- 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975MoIPM.........R
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics;
- Fluorescence;
- Magnetic Fields;
- Polarization Characteristics;
- Comets;
- Field Strength;
- Incident Radiation;
- Line Spectra;
- Solar Corona;
- Astrophysics