Bibcode
Štepán, J.; Bueno, J. T.
Bibliographical reference
The Fifth Hinode Science Meeting. ASP Conference Series, Vol. 456, Proceedings of a conference held 10-14 October 2011 at Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edited by Leon Golub, Ineke De Moortel and Toshifumi Shimizu. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2012., p.59
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Description
In order to obtain empirical information on the magnetism of the solar
transition region we need to measure and interpret the linear
polarization produced by scattering processes in FUV and EUV spectral
lines. Via the Hanle effect such linear polarization signals are
sensitive to the magnetic fields expected for the quiet and active
regions of the outer solar atmosphere. For example, the Ly$alpha$ line
of H,{sc i} at 1216,AA is mainly sensitive to magnetic strengths
between 10 and 100 G. The interpretation of the observed spectral line
polarization requires the development of suitable modeling tools. To
this end, we have developed a three-dimensional (3D), non-LTE multilevel
radiative transfer code for modeling the intensity and linear
polarization produced by scattering processes in spectral lines and its
modification by the Hanle effect.