Astrophysical: Sunspots

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    The Electrical Current Density Vector in the Inner Penumbra of a Sunspot
    We determine the entire electrical current density vector in a geometrical three-dimensional volume of the inner penumbra of a sunspot from an inversion of...
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    The Evershed Effect Observed with 0.2" Angular Resolution
    We present an analysis of the Evershed effect observed with a resolution of 0.2". Using the new Swedish 1 m Solar Telescope and its Littrow spectrograph, we...
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    The flow field in the sunspot canopy
    Aims.We investigate the flow field in the sunspot canopy using simultaneous Stokes vector spectropolarimetry of three sunspots (θ=27°, 50°, 75°) and their...
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    The flux rope models checked by some observations
    High resolution H alpha and white light observation of the birth of 73 active regions (AR) were used to check models of sunspots. It is concluded that large AR...
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    The GREGOR Fabry-Pérot Interferometer: Status, prospects, and scientific aims
    The GREGOR Fabry-Pérot Interferometer (GFPI) is one of the first-light post-focus instruments for the German 1.5-meter GREGOR solar telescope at the...
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    The inclination of network magnetic fields
    We have observed the linear polarization of 21 bright grains of the photospheric network close to the disk center. The linear polarization of Fe I 6302.5 A was...
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    The KIS Science Data Centre: Concept, Data, Data Access, and Analysis Tools
    With the steady improvement of the observing capabilities and numerical simulations, an efficient data management of large data volumes has become mandatory...
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    The magnetic canopy above light bridges
    An analysis of high-resolution Stokes observations of two light bridges in active region NOAA 8990 is presented. The observations were recorded with the La...
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    The magnetic nature of umbra-penumbra boundary in sunspots
    Context. Sunspots are the longest-known manifestation of solar activity, and their magnetic nature has been known for more than a century. Despite this, the...