Spectral Diagnostics of Active Prominences

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dc.creatorLabrosse, Nicolas
dc.creatorGouttebroze, Pierre
dc.creatorVial, Jean-Claude
dc.date2006-11-15
dc.date2007-04-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:54:35Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:54:35Z
dc.descriptionActive prominences exhibit plasma motions, resulting in difficulties with the interpretation of spectroscopic observations. These solar features being strongly influenced by the radiation coming from the solar disk, Doppler dimming or brightening effects may arise, depending on which lines are observed and on the velocity of the plasma. Interlocking between the different atomic energy levels and non local thermodynamic equilibrium lead to non-trivial spectral line profiles, and this calls for complex numerical modelling of the radiative transfer in order to understand the observations. We present such a tool, which solves the radiative transfer and statistical equilibrium for H, He I, He II, and Ca II, in moving prominences where radial plasma motions are taking place. It is found that for isothermal, isobaric prominence models, the He II resonance lines are very sensitive to the Doppler effect and show a strong Doppler dimming. The Ca II lines are not very sensitive to the Doppler effect for the prominence models considered here. We illustrate how the code makes it possible to retrieve the plasma thermodynamic parameters by comparing computed and observed line profiles of hydrogen and helium resonance lines in a quiescent prominence.
dc.description6 pages, 5 figures. In press,"Physics of Chromospheric Plasmas" (Coimbra), ASP 368, 337 (2007). Revised version matches published version.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0611488
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0611488
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/126666
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectSpace Physics
dc.titleSpectral Diagnostics of Active Prominences
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