Current theoretical models and high resolution solar observations : preparing for ATST : proceedings of the 21st Sacramento Peak workshop held at the National Solar Observatory, Sacramento Peak, Sunspot, New Mexico, USA, 11-15 March 2002 / edited by Alexei A. Pevtsov and Han Uitenbroek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Solar Observatory/Sacramento Peak. Summer Workshop (21st : 2002 : Sunspot, New Mexico)

Contributor:

Pevtsov, Alexei A.

Uitenbroek, Han.

Series:

Astronomical Society of the Pacific conference series ; v. 286.

Astronomical Society of the Pacific conference series ; v. 286

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Advanced Technology Solar Telescope--Congresses.

Advanced Technology Solar Telescope.

Sun--Congresses.

Sun.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiv, 452 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Proceedings of the 21st Sacramento Peak workshop

Proceedings of the twenty-first Sacramento Peak workshop

Preparing for ATST

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, Calif. : Astronomical Society of the Pacific, [2003]

Contents:

Part 1. Instruments and Methods

Science Objectives and Technical Challenges of the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope / T. Rimmele, S.L. Keil, C. Keller, F. Hill, M. Penn, B. Goodrich, S. Hegwer, R. Hubbard, J. Oschmann, M. Warner, N. Dalrymple, R. Radick, the ATST Team 3

Seeing Characteristic at a Lake-Site Observatory / C. Denker, L. Didkovsky, W.H. Marquette, P.R. Goode, K. Venkateswaran, T.R. Rimmele 23

Polarimetry with the ATST / C.U. Keller 31

On the Need of High-Resolution Spectropolarimetric Observations of Prominences / F. Paletou, G. Aulanier 45

Quick-Look Polarization Inversion Using PCA Decomposition. The Effect of Telluric Lines / A. Skumanich, O. Toledano, A. Lopez Ariste 53

Enigmatic Magnetic Field Effects in the Scattering Polarization of the Ca I 4227 A Line / M. Bianda, J.O. Stenflo, A. Gandorfer, D. Gisler 61

Long Exposure Point Spread Function Estimation using Wavefront Sensor Data / J. Marino, T. Rimmele, E. Tatulli 69

The MIRESOL Program / S. Lefebvre, J.-P. Rozelot 77

High-Angular Resolution Observations of the Solar Limb Shape at the Pic-du-Midi Observatory / J.-P. Rozelot, S. Lefebvre, V. Desnoux 85

Part 2. Dynamo, Magneto-Convection and Small-Scale Magnetic Fields

The Solar Dynamo: A Challenge for Theory and Observations / M. Ossendrijver 97

Axisymmetric and Non-axisymmetric Flows at the Bottom of the Solar Convection Zone / E. Tikhomolov 113

Solar Surface Magneto-Convection / R.F. Stein, D. Bercik, A. Nordlund 121

A Center-to-Limb Variation of the Magnetic Line Ratio and the Amplitude Asymmetry of the Stokes V-Profiles: Observations and Numerical Modeling / M.L. Demidov, R.M. Veretsky 133

Convective Mechanism for Formation of Solar Magnetic Bipoles / A.V. Getling, I.L. Ovchinnikov 139

Convectively Driven Filamentary Instabilities in Sunspot Penumbrae / M.J. Tildesley 147

Physics of Photospheric Magnetic Field / A.A. van Ballegooijen, S.S. Hasan 155

Distribution of Magnetic Fields at Scales Beyond the Spatial Resolution Limit / J.O. Stenflo, R. Holzreuter 169

Manifestations of Small-Scale Magnetic Elements in Sun-as-a-Star Stokesmeter Observations / M.L. Demidov, R.M. Veretsky, V.S. Peshcherov, V.M. Grigoryev 177

Regular Photospheric Patterns (Trenching in the Brightness Relief) and Persistence of the Granular Field / A.V. Getling, P.N. Brandt 185

Residual Intensity and Velocity Measurements of Bright Points / K. Hartkorn, T. Rimmele 193

Comparison of Facular Contrast in the Visible and Near-Infrared / Y. Xu, H. Wang, C. Denker, G. Yang, T.J. Spirock, J. Qiu 201

Part 3. Sunspots and Active Regions

The Sunspot Penumbra: New Developments / R. Schlichenmaier 211

Simultaneous Chromospheric and Photospheric Spectropolarimetry of a Sunspot / K.S. Balasubramaniam, E.B. Christopoulou, H. Uitenbroek 227

Modeling the Fine Structure of a Sunspot Penumbra through the Inversion of Stokes Profiles / J.M. Borrero, A. Lagg, S.K. Solanki, C. Frutiger, M. Collados, L.R. Bellot Rubio 235

Statistical Properties of Asymmetries in and around Sunspots / K. Sankarasubramanian, T. Rimmele 243

Height Inversion of Evershed Flow and Velocity Oscillations / N.I. Kobanov, D.V. Makarchik 251

High Resolution Imaging Spectroscopy of Sunspots / K.S. Balasubramaniam, T. Titus, G. Allen Gary 259

The Fine Structure of Sunspot Umbrae / H. Socas-Navarro 267

Velocity Measurements of Umbral Dots / K. Hartkorn, T. Rimmele 281

Velocity and Magnetic Fields in and around Pores / K. Sankarasubramanian, T. Rimmele 291

New Molecular Indicators of Sunspot Magnetic Fields: Infrared OH Lines / S.V. Berdyugina, S.K. Solanki, A. Lagg 299

The Fine Structure of Sunspots from the Groundbased Small Telescope / I. Sattarov 307

Speckle Masking Imaging of Pores in Solar Active Region NOAA 9439 / G. Yang, C. Denker, Y. Xu, H. Wang 317

Relationship Between Magnetic Structures of Small and Large Sunspot Groups / J. Javaraiah 325

Part 4. Chromosphere and Corona

Magnetic Reconnection and the Solar Corona / B.C. Low 335

Dynamics of CME Driven by a Buoyant Prominence Flux Tube / Y. Fan, B.C. Low 347

Stokes V Profiles in a Post-flare Ca II 854.2nm Downflow / M.J. Penn, H.P. Jones 355

Mechanisms of Chromospheric and Coronal Heating / P. Ulmschneider, Z. Musielak 363

Reconnection, Alfven Wave, and Coronal Heating / K. Shibata, S. Moriyasu 377

Wave Propagation in the Nonmagnetic Chromosphere / W. Kalkofen 385

Statistical Study of X-ray and EUV Bright Points / I. Sattarov, A.A. Pevtsov, U. Begimqulov, C. Sherdonov, M. Saidalieva 393

Nonlinear Waves in Magnetic Flux Tubes / Y.D. Zhugzhda 397

Radiative Transfer Modeling of Magnetic Fluxtubes / H. Uitenbroek 403

The Solar Temperature Minimum and Chromosphere / E.H. Avrett 419

Resolution of the COmosphere Controversy / T.R. Ayres 431

The Temperature Structure of the Chromosphere / W. Kalkofen 443.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

158381129X

OCLC:

51959178