Polarization of the Sun's continuous spectrum

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 429, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 713-730

  Stenflo, J O ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atomic processes; Polarization; Radiation mechanisms: general; Scattering; Sun: photosphere; Techniques: polarimetric

Indexed keywords

GROUND STATE; HYDROGEN; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLARIMETERS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

ATOMIC PROCESSES; RADIATION MECHANISMS: GENERAL; SUN: PHOTOSPHERE; TECHNIQUES: POLARIMETRIC;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 11144239115     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20041667     Document Type: Article

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