Context: To obtain a significant Zeeman signature in the polarised spectra of a magnetic star, we usually “add” the contributions of numerous spectral lines...
Multipole rates for atomic polarization studies: the case of complex atoms in non-spherically symmetric states colliding with atomic hydrogen
Context: Interpretation of linearly polarized parameters of the lines of complex atoms for the second solar spectrum needs a lot of collisional coefficients...
Multipole rates for atomic polarization studies: the case of complex atoms in non-spherically symmetric states colliding with atomic hydrogen.
Interpretation of linearly polarized parameters of the spectral lines of the second solar spectrum permits to obtain information about the magnetic field vector...
Multiwavelength monitoring of BD +53°2790, the optical counterpart to 4U 2206+54
We present the results of our long-term monitoring of BD +53°2790, the optical counterpart to the X-ray source 4U 2206+54. Unlike previous studies that classify...
Naked emergence of an anti-Hale active region. I. Overall evolution and magnetic properties
Aims: In order to understand the emergence of the active region, we investigate the emerging process and magnetic properties of a naked anti-Hale active region...
Near-infrared polarimetric adaptive optics observations of NGC 1068: a torus created by a hydromagnetic outflow wind
We present J' and K' imaging linear polarimetric adaptive optics observations of NGC 1068 using MMT-Pol on the 6.5-m MMT. These observations allow us to study...
Near-IR internetwork spectro-polarimetry at different heliocentric angles
Aims:The analysis of near infrared spectropolarimetric data at the internetwork in different regions on the solar surface could offer constraints that reject...
Net Circular Polarization in Magnetic Spectral Lines Produced by Velocity Gradients: Some Analytical Results
The net circular polarization in a spectral line due to the combined effect of magnetic fields and velocity gradients is analyzed for a few schematic situations...
Current polarimetric calibration techniques derive the instrument modulation matrix by numerically fitting an instrumental model to measurements of a set of...