Bibcode
Martínez González, M. J.; Collados, M.; Ruiz Cobo, B.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 456, Issue 3, September IV 2006, pp.1159-1164
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2006
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Description
Aims.The purpose of this work is to analyze the reliability of the
magnetic field strengths inferred from the 630 nm pair of Fe i lines in
internetwork quiet Sun regions. Methods: .Some numerical
experiments have been performed that demonstrate the inability of these
lines to recover the magnetic field strength in such low flux solar
regions. Results: .It is shown how different model atmospheres,
with magnetic field strengths ranging from a few hundred Gauss to
kiloGauss, give rise to Stokes profiles that cannot be distinguished.
The reasons for this degeneracy are discussed.