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DOI
Bellot Rubio, L. R.; Collados, M.; Ruiz Cobo, B.; Rodríguez Hidalgo, I.
Bibliographical reference
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 534, Issue 2, pp. 989-996.
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2000
Journal
Citations
75
Refereed citations
65
Description
We report on the detection of magnetic field strength and velocity
oscillations in the photosphere of a sunspot umbra. Our analysis is
based on the inversion of the full Stokes vector of three Fe I lines at
15650 Å, from which the stratification with optical depth of the
different atmospheric parameters has been derived. This allows us to
estimate the amplitude of the oscillations and the phase lag between the
fluctuations in the line-of-sight velocity and field strength. Our
results suggest that the inferred magnetic field oscillations are caused
by opacity fluctuations that move upward and downward the region where
the spectral lines are sensitive to magnetic fields.