The Three-dimensional Structure of a Sunspot Magnetic Field

Socas-Navarro, H.
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The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 631, Issue 2, pp. L167-L170.

Fecha de publicación:
10
2005
Número de autores
1
Número de autores del IAC
0
Número de citas
75
Número de citas referidas
58
Descripción
We report on observations of the three-dimensional structure of a sunspot magnetic field from the photosphere to the chromosphere, obtained with the new visible/infrared spectropolarimeter SPINOR. The observations, interpreted with a non-LTE modeling technique, reveal a surprisingly complex topology with areas of opposite-sign torsion, suggesting that flux ropes of opposite helicity may coexist together in the same spot.