Paschen-Back effect involving atomic fine and hyperfine structure states
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Authors
Sowmya K.,
Nagendra K.,
Sampoorna M.,
Stenflo J. O.
Type
Article in conference proceedings
Year
2015
Language
English
Abstract
The linear polarization in spectral lines produced by coherent scattering is significantly modified by the quantum interference between the atomic states in the presence of a magnetic field. When magnetic fields produce a splitting which is of the order of or greater than the fine or hyperfine structure splittings, we enter the Paschen-Back effect (PBE) regime, in which the magnetic field dependence of the Zeeman splittings and transition amplitudes becomes non-linear. In general, PBE occurs for sufficiently strong fields when the fine structure states are involved and for weak fields in the case of hyperfine structure states. In this work, we apply the recently developed theory of PBE in the atomic fine and hyperfine structure states including the effects of partial frequency redistribution to the case of Li i 6708 Å doublet. We explore the signatures of PBE in a single scattering event and their applicability to the solar magnetic field diagnostics.
Conference proceedings
Polarimetry
Series
IAU Symposium
Start page number
154
End page number
158
Keywords
irsol-conference-proceedings
