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Paper: Comparison of Multi-Height Observations with a 3D MHD Sunspot Model
Volume: 456, The Fifth Hinode Science Meeting
Page: 67
Authors: Jaeggli, S. A.; Lin, H.; Uitenbroek, H.; Rempel, M.
Abstract: In sunspots the contribution to the horizontal pressure support from the curvature force and the geometrical height of formation which magnetic field measurements sample are poorly constrained observationally due to the effect of radiative transfer. In cool atmospheres, observations of the sunspot photosphere probe geometrically deeper layers, information on the magnetic field gradients cannot be easily derived even using multi-wavelength, multi-height observations. Recent MHD atmosphere models of sunspots analyzed with the Rybiki-Hummer radiative transfer code allow for direct comparison with simultaneous multi-height observations of the Fe I magnetic field diagnostics at 1565 and 630.2 nm in sunspots observed using the Facility Infrared Spectropolarimeter at the Dunn Solar Telescope.
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