The first and second order moments of the polarization profiles of hydrogen lines

R. Casini, E. Landi Degl'Innocenti

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Abstract

The main properties of the first- and second-order moments of polarized hydrogen lines, forming in the presence of stationary electric and magnetic fields, are reviewed. The analytical results presented here apply directly to the case of optically-thin emission lines in the LTE regime. Some applications of such results to electric- and magnetic-field diagnostics in (solar) plasmas are then briefly considered.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91-96
Number of pages6
JournalSolar Physics
Volume164
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996

Keywords

  • Hydrogen Lines
  • Spectropolarimetry
  • Stark Effect
  • Zeeman Effect

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