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The Magneto-optical Filter, Working Principles and Recent ProgressThe Magneto-Optical Filter is described which allows simultaneous magnetic and velocity measurements (in both imaging and non-imaging modes) without the need for a spectrograph. In this way the stability and alignment problems of the spectrograph are completely overcome. Its major advantages are: wavelength absolute reference and stability, high signal to noise ratio and independence of the transmission profile from the incidence angle of the solar beam. It is an imaging instrument allowing high wave number analysis in the solar oscillation spectrum and a continuous monitoring of the image position through the chromospheric facular structures. The apparatus in use at Mt. Wilson is assembled in a modular form. The most important part of it is a glass cell containing the sodium vapor. The filter is easy to use but the cell is not easy to construct in an optimal way. The technology is in progress both to use Na and K together and to prevent the windows from becoming coated during a long-term operation.
Document ID
19850016755
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Cacciani, A.
(Rome Univ. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Rhodes, E. J., Jr.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech.)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
December 15, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Solar Seismology from Space.
Subject Category
Solar Physics
Accession Number
85N25066
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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