The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society (천문학회보)
- Volume 36 Issue 2
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- Pages.95.2-95.2
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- 2011
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- 1226-2692(pISSN)
An investigation of the Photospheric and Chromospheric Layers of Sunspots
- Kim, Hyun-Nam (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
- Solanki, Sami. K. (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
- Lagg, Andreas (Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research) ;
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Kim, Kap-Sung
(School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University)
;
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Choe, G.S.
(School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University)
;
- Kwon, Yong-Jun (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University)
- Published : 2011.10.05
Abstract
The most powerful technique for deducing the magnetic structure of the Sun is spectro-polarimetry. Detailed measurements of the polarization signal of the spectral lines (Stokes vector) allow us to infer the physical conditions in the solar atmosphere prevailing during the line formation. Inversion codes are the main tool to extract this information from the Stokes spectra. This study will focus on measurements of the chromospheric He I 1083.0 nm triplet and the photospheric Si I 1082.7 nm line. A spectropolarimetric data set of sunspots, obtained with the German Vacuum Tower Telescope (VTT) at the Teide observatory on Tenerife, is analyzed using an inversion technique. We will introduce the German Vacuum Tower Telescope and the inversion code HeLix, and will show data sets that are analyzed by HeLix.
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