The Physical Origin and Magnetic Sensitivity of the Scattering Polarization Observed in the O i IR Triplet at 777 nm
The linearly polarized solar limb spectrum caused by the absorption and scattering of anisotropic radiation has a very rich diagnostic potential, given its...
The Physical Origin and the Diagnostic Potential of the Scattering Polarization in the Li I Resonance Doublet at 6708 Å
High-sensitivity measurements of the linearly polarized solar limb spectrum produced by scattering processes in quiet regions of the solar atmosphere showed...
The Physical Origin of the Scattering Polarization of the Na I D Lines in the Presence of Weak Magnetic Fields
We demonstrate that the atomic alignment of the hyperfine-structure components of the ground-level S1/2 of Na I and of the upper-level P1/2 of the D1 line are...
The Physical Parameters, Excitation, and Chemistry of the Rim, Jets, and Knots of the Planetary Nebula NGC 7009
We present long-slit optical spectra along the major axis of the planetary nebula NGC 7009. These data allow us to discuss the physical, excitation, and...
We present Spitzer 7.6-14.5 μm spectra of ULAS J003402.77-005206.7 and ULAS J133553.45+113005.2, two T9 dwarfs with the latest spectral types currently known...
The Physics and Diagnostic Potential of Ultraviolet Spectropolarimetry
The empirical investigation of the magnetic field in the outer solar atmosphere is a very important challenge in astrophysics. To this end, we need to identify...
The physics driving the cosmic star formation history
We investigate the physics driving the cosmic star formation (SF) history using the more than 50 large, cosmological, hydrodynamical simulations that together...
The Physics of Twisted Magnetic Tubes Rising in a Stratified Medium: Two-dimensional Results
The physics of a twisted magnetic flux tube rising in a stratified medium is studied using a numerical MHD code. The problem considered is fully compressible...