Yang, Zihao, Bethge, Christian, Tian, Hui, Tomczyk, Steve, Morton, Richard, Zanna, Giulio Del, McIntosh, Scott W., Gibson, Sarah, Samanta, Tanomy, He, Jiansen, Chen, Yajie and Wang, Linghua (2020) Global maps of the magnetic field in the solar corona. Science, 369 (6504). pp. 694-697. ISSN 0036-8075
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Abstract
Understanding many physical processes in the solar atmosphere requires determination of the magnetic field in each atmospheric layer. However, direct measurements of the magnetic field in the Sun’s corona are difficult to obtain. Using observations with the Coronal Multi-channel Polarimeter, we have determined the spatial distribution of the plasma density in the corona, and the phase speed of the prevailing transverse magnetohydrodynamic waves within the plasma. We combine these measurements to map the plane-of-sky component of the global coronal magnetic field. The derived field strengths in the corona from 1.05 to 1.35 solar radii are mostly 1-4 Gauss. These results demonstrate the capability of imaging spectroscopy in coronal magnetic field diagnostics.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | F300 Physics F500 Astronomy H800 Chemical, Process and Energy Engineering |
| Department: | Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Elena Carlaw |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jun 2020 08:42 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2021 12:34 |
| URI: | http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/43430 |
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