Coronagraphic observations of Si X 1430 nm acquired by DKIST/Cryo-NIRSP with methods for telluric absorption correction
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| author | Schad, T. A. Fehlmann, A. Dima, G. I. Kuhn, J. R. Scholl, I. F. Harrington, D. Rimmele, T. Tritschler, A. Paraschiv, A. R. |
| author_facet | Schad, T. A. Fehlmann, A. Dima, G. I. Kuhn, J. R. Scholl, I. F. Harrington, D. Rimmele, T. Tritschler, A. Paraschiv, A. R. |
| contents | We report commissioning observations of the Si X 1430 nm solar coronal line observed coronagraphically with the Cryogenic Near-Infrared Spectropolarimeter (Cryo-NIRSP) at the National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST). These are the first known spatially resolved observations of this spectral line, which has strong potential as a coronal magnetic field diagnostic. The observations target a complex active region located on the solar northeast limb on 4 March 2022. We present a first analysis of this data, which extracts the spectral line properties through a careful treatment of the variable atmospheric transmission that is known to impact this spectral window. Rastered images are created and compared with EUV observations from the SDO/AIA instrument. A method for estimating the electron density from the Si X observations is then demonstrated that makes use of the forbidden line's density-sensitive emissivity and an emission-measure analysis of the SDO/AIA bandpass observations. In addition, we derive an effective temperature and non-thermal line width across the region. This study informs the calibration approaches required for more routine observations of this promising diagnostic line. |
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| spellingShingle | Coronagraphic observations of Si X 1430 nm acquired by DKIST/Cryo-NIRSP with methods for telluric absorption correction Schad, T. A. Fehlmann, A. Dima, G. I. Kuhn, J. R. Scholl, I. F. Harrington, D. Rimmele, T. Tritschler, A. Paraschiv, A. R. Solar and Stellar Astrophysics We report commissioning observations of the Si X 1430 nm solar coronal line observed coronagraphically with the Cryogenic Near-Infrared Spectropolarimeter (Cryo-NIRSP) at the National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST). These are the first known spatially resolved observations of this spectral line, which has strong potential as a coronal magnetic field diagnostic. The observations target a complex active region located on the solar northeast limb on 4 March 2022. We present a first analysis of this data, which extracts the spectral line properties through a careful treatment of the variable atmospheric transmission that is known to impact this spectral window. Rastered images are created and compared with EUV observations from the SDO/AIA instrument. A method for estimating the electron density from the Si X observations is then demonstrated that makes use of the forbidden line's density-sensitive emissivity and an emission-measure analysis of the SDO/AIA bandpass observations. In addition, we derive an effective temperature and non-thermal line width across the region. This study informs the calibration approaches required for more routine observations of this promising diagnostic line. |
| title | Coronagraphic observations of Si X 1430 nm acquired by DKIST/Cryo-NIRSP with methods for telluric absorption correction |
| topic | Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.09632 |