Quiet Sun internetwork magnetic fields from the inversion of Hinode measurements

D. Orozco Suarez; L. R. Bellot Rubio; J. C. del Toro Iniesta; S. Tsuneta; B. W. Lites; K. Ichimoto; Y. Katsukawa; S. Nagata; T. Shimizu; R. A. Shine; Y. Suematsu; T. D. Tarbell; A. M. Title

doi:10.1086/524139

arXiv · 0710.1405

Quiet Sun internetwork magnetic fields from the inversion of Hinode measurements

D. Orozco Suarez·L. R. Bellot Rubio·J. C. del Toro Iniesta·S. Tsuneta·B. W. Lites·K. Ichimoto·Y. Katsukawa·S. Nagata·T. Shimizu·R. A. Shine·Y. Suematsu·T. D. Tarbell·A. M. Title

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We analyze Fe I 630 nm observations of the quiet Sun at disk center taken with the spectropolarimeter of the Solar Optical Telescope aboard the Hinode satellite. A significant fraction of the scanned area, including granules, turns out to be covered by magnetic fields. We derive field strength and inclination probability density functions from a Milne-Eddington inversion of the observed Stokes profiles. They show that the internetwork consists of very inclined, hG fields. As expected, network areas exhibit a predominance of kG field concentrations. The high spatial resolution of Hinode's spectropolarimetric measurements brings to an agreement the results obtained from the analysis of visible and near-infrared lines.

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D. Orozco Suarez, L. R. Bellot Rubio, J. C. del Toro Iniesta, S. Tsuneta, B. W. Lites, K. Ichimoto, Y. Katsukawa, S. Nagata, T. Shimizu, R. A. Shine, Y. Suematsu, T. D. Tarbell, A. M. Title. 2007-10-07. Quiet Sun internetwork magnetic fields from the inversion of Hinode measurements. https://doi.org/10.1086/524139

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