Bibcode
Bommier, V.; Landi Degl'Innocenti, E.
Bibliographical reference
Solar Physics, Volume 164, Issue 1-2, pp. 117-133
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1996
Journal
Citations
9
Refereed citations
9
Description
This paper presents some numerical results relative to a solution, based
on the density matrix formalism, of the non-LTE, polarized radiative
transfer problem for a two-level atom. The results concern the atomic
upper level population and alignment, and the emergent radiation Stokes
profiles, for a plane-parallel, static, isothermal atmosphere embedded
in a magnetic field of intermediate strength, such that the Zeeman
splitting has to be taken into account in the line profile. Zeeman
coherences are neglected, whereas magneto-optical effects are taken into
account, resulting in a full 4×4 absorption matrix. Induced
emission is neglected and complete frequency redistribution, in the rest
and laboratory frames, is assumed. Pure Doppler absorption profile
(gaussian shape) has also been assumed. The presentation of the results
is preceded by a brief discussion of their accuracy and of the numerical
difficulties that were met in the solution of the problem.