High-resolution observations of the solar photosphere, chromosphere, and transition region. A database of coordinated IRIS and SST observations
Abstract
NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) provides high-resolution observations of the solar atmosphere through ultraviolet spectroscopy and imaging. Since the launch of IRIS in June 2013, we have conducted systematic observation campaigns in coordination with the Swedish 1 m Solar Telescope (SST) on La Palma. The SST provides complementary high-resolution observations of the photosphere and chromosphere. The SST observations include spectropolarimetric imaging in photospheric Fe I lines and spectrally resolved imaging in the chromospheric Ca II 8542 Å, Hα, and Ca II K lines. We present a database of co-aligned IRIS and SST datasets that is open for analysis to the scientific community. The database covers a variety of targets including active regions, sunspots, plages, the quiet Sun, and coronal holes.
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- September 2020
- DOI:
- 10.1051/0004-6361/202038732
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2005.14175
- Bibcode:
- 2020A&A...641A.146R
- Keywords:
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- Sun: photosphere;
- Sun: chromosphere;
- Sun: transition region;
- sunspots;
- Sun: faculae;
- plages;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- Accepted for publication in Astronomy &