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Solar Polarization

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  • © 1999

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  1. K. N. Nagendra

    1. Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, India

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  2. J. O. Stenflo

    1. Institute of Astronomy, ETH Zentrum, Zurich, Switzerland

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Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 243)

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Table of contents (45 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Solar Magnetism and the Second Solar Spectrum

    • J. O. Stenflo
    Pages 1-16

  3. Scattering Polarization in the Chromosphere

    • C. U. Keller, N. R. Sheeley Jr.
    Pages 17-30

  4. Observations of the Hanle Effect in the Ca I 4227 and Sr II 4078 Å lines

    • M. Bianda, J. O. Stenflo, S. K. Solanki
    Pages 31-42

  5. The Density Matrix Theory for Polarized Radiation Redistribution

    • Véronique Bommier
    Pages 43-60

  6. Evidence for Ground-Level Atomic Polarization in the Solar Atmosphere

    • E. Landi Degl’Innocenti
    Pages 61-72

  7. Towards the Modelling of the Second Solar Spectrum

    • Javier Trujillo Bueno
    Pages 73-96

  8. Resonance Polarization and Hanle Effect

    • H. Frisch
    Pages 97-114

  9. Polarized Redistribution Matrix for Hanle Effect

    • M. Faurobert-Scholl, F. Paletou, V. Bommier
    Pages 115-126

  10. An Operator Perturbation Method for Polarized Line Transfer

    • K. N. Nagendra, F. Paletou, H. Frisch, M. Faurobert-Scholl
    Pages 127-142

  11. The Hanle Effect in 1D, 2D and 3D

    • Rafael Manso Sainz, Javier Trujillo Bueno
    Pages 143-156

  12. Exponential Solutions to the Radiative Transfer Equation for Polarized Light

    • A. López Ariste, M. Semel
    Pages 157-170

  13. Continuum Polarization and Blend Lines in the Solar Spectrum

    • D. M. Fluri, J. O. Stenflo
    Pages 171-178

  14. Effect of Waves on Resonance Scattering Polarization in Solar Atmosphere

    • K. E. Rangarajan
    Pages 179-188

  15. Polarized Radiation Transfer in 2D Geometry

    • Frédéric Paletou, Véronique Bommier, Marianne Faurobert-Scholl
    Pages 189-200

  16. 3D Polarised Radiative Transfer with Weak Magnetic Fields

    • O. J. Dittmann
    Pages 201-218

  17. Three-Dimensional Radiative Transfer with Multilevel Atoms

    • P. Fabiani Bendicho, J. Trujillo Bueno
    Pages 219-230

  18. The Hermitian Solution of the Radiative Transfer Equation for Non-LTE Problems

    • B. Ruiz Cobo, L. R. Bellot Rubio, M. Collados
    Pages 231-240

  19. Polarised Formal Solvers: Numerical Properties and Performance

    • Martin J. Stift
    Pages 241-250

  20. The Current Status of the MISMA Hypothesis

    • J. Sánchez Almeida
    Pages 251-262
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Novel instruments for high-precision imaging polarimetry have opened new possibilities, not only for diagnostics of magnetic fields, but also for exploring effects in radiative scattering, atomic physics, spectral line formation and radiative transfer. The observational advances have stimulated various theoretical developments, for instance in vector radiative transfer and techniques for inverting polarized line profiles. The present volume gives a comprehensive and up-to-date account of this rapidly evolving and interdisciplinary field of science. It is based on the oral presentations given at the 2nd International Workshop on Solar Polarization held in Bangalore, India, in October 1998.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, India

    K. N. Nagendra

  • Institute of Astronomy, ETH Zentrum, Zurich, Switzerland

    J. O. Stenflo

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