Bibcode
Del Toro Iniesta, J. C.; Ruiz Cobo, B.
Bibliographical reference
Solar Physics, Volume 164, Issue 1-2, pp. 169-182
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1996
Journal
Citations
67
Refereed citations
51
Description
Inversion techniques of the radiative transfer equation for polarized
light are presented as one of the best current procedures to infer the
vector magnetic field, as well as other quantities governing the
physical state of the atmospheric layers that photons are coming from.
Several characteristics of the various available inversion procedures
are pointed out. They are mostly based on the diagnostic contents of the
spectral lines as well as on the main hypotheses assumed in these
procedures. In particular, the role of gradients in the atmospheric
quantities is emphasized as of paramount importance in any diagnostic
analysis and, hence, in any interpretation of inversion results.