Solar Observations with ALMA: A New Frontier
Abstract
Solar observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter-Submillimeter Array (ALMA) became available to the community in late-2016. For the first time, high angular resolution (sub-arcsec) and high-time-resolution (1 s) observations of the Sun became possible at millimeter wavelengths, providing observations of the solar chromosphere that are uniquely complementary to those in O/IR and UV wavelengths. Here, an overview of current ALMA capabilities is provided, selected recent results of ALMA observations of the Sun are highlighted, and future capabilities are outlined.
- Publication:
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The Era of Multi-Messenger Solar Physics
- Pub Date:
- 2023
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921322004586
- Bibcode:
- 2023IAUS..372...28B
- Keywords:
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- Sun: radio radiation;
- Sun: chromosphere;
- instrumentation: interferometers