Inversion of Stokes Vector Profiles in Terms of a 3-Component Model
Abstract
Various spectropolarimetric observations show peculiar Stokes profiles that reveal the coexistence of at least two magnetic components in the same resolution element. An example is given by observations of the full Stokes vector in a complex active region performed with the ZIMPOL I Stokes polarimeter. In order to deduce the physical parameters of the observed regions from such measured profiles, we have extended an existing inversion code, so that it can now fit the data with models composed of up to three different atmospheric components. Two of these components are magnetic and may possess different field strengths, field geometries, temperature stratifications, and velocity fields. The third component describes the field free atmosphere surrounding the magnetic features.
- Publication:
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Solar Physics
- Pub Date:
- March 1996
- DOI:
- 10.1007/BF00146640
- Bibcode:
- 1996SoPh..164..277B
- Keywords:
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- Sun;
- Polarization;
- Magnetic fields;
- Diagnostic techniques