scholarly journals Quantum interference with angle-dependent partial frequency redistribution: solution of the polarized line transfer in the non-magnetic case

2012 ◽  
Vol 429 (1) ◽  
pp. 275-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. D. Supriya ◽  
H. N. Smitha ◽  
K. N. Nagendra ◽  
B. Ravindra ◽  
M. Sampoorna
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Interference ◽  
Partial Frequency ◽  
Frequency Redistribution ◽  
Partial Frequency Redistribution ◽  
Line Transfer ◽  
Magnetic Case

scholarly journals On the importance of partial frequency redistribution in modeling the scattering polarization

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (S305) ◽  
pp. 351-359
Author(s):  
K. N. Nagendra
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Interference ◽  
Solar Spectrum ◽  
Resonance Scattering ◽  
Spectral Lines ◽  
Partial Frequency ◽  
Frequency Redistribution ◽  
Physical Mechanisms ◽  
Partial Frequency Redistribution ◽  
Scattering Matrices ◽  
Line Transfer

AbstractIt is well-known that partial frequency redistribution (PRD) is the basic physical mechanism to correctly describe radiative transfer in spectral lines. In the case of polarized line scattering, the PRD becomes particularly important to describe the line-wing polarization, instead of the well-known mechanism of complete redistribution (CRD). Historically, the two-level atom PRD scattering matrices for polarized line scattering were first derived in the 1970's, and later generalized to the case of arbitrary fields in 1997. The latter formulation of the PRD matrices have subsequently been used in the solution of the line transfer equation to successfully model the non-magnetic (resonance scattering) and the magnetic (Hanle scattering) polarization observations. In recent years, using the Kramers-Heisenberg approach, we formulated PRD matrices for various physical mechanisms like quantum interference involving fine- and hyperfine-structure states in a two-term atom. The effect of collisions is included in an approximate way. We have used these PRD matrices to model the observed linear polarization in several interesting lines of the Second Solar Spectrum. In this paper I present a few results which highlight the importance of PRD in the interpretation of the polarized Stokes profiles.

Effects of Ambipolar Diffusion on Prominence Thread Models

1994 ◽  
Vol 144 ◽  
pp. 315-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. Rovira ◽  
J. M. Fontenla ◽  
J.-C. Vial ◽  
P. Gouttebroze
Keyword(s):  
Energy Balance ◽  
Transition Region ◽  
Ambipolar Diffusion ◽  
Line Profiles ◽  
Balance Equations ◽  
Model Calculations ◽  
Partial Frequency ◽  
Frequency Redistribution ◽  
Partial Frequency Redistribution ◽  
Theoretical Structure

AbstractWe have improved previous model calculations of the prominence-corona transition region including the effect of the ambipolar diffusion in the statistical equilibrium and energy balance equations. We show its influence on the different parameters that characterize the resulting prominence theoretical structure. We take into account the effect of the partial frequency redistribution (PRD) in the line profiles and total intensities calculations.

Frequency Redistribution Effects in the Formation of Lyman α in Prominences and Their Influence on the Ratio of Hα to Lα

1979 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 53-55
Author(s):  
R.W. Milkey ◽  
J.N. Heasley ◽  
E.J. Schmahl ◽  
O. Engvold
Keyword(s):  
Line Profile ◽  
Large Fraction ◽  
Partial Frequency ◽  
Frequency Redistribution ◽  
Partial Frequency Redistribution ◽  
Emergent Intensity

The effect of partial frequency redistribution in the formation of Lyman α in the chromosphere has been discussed by Milkey and Mihalas (1973) and others, and it has been shown that in this case the coherency of scattering in the wings of the line substantially influences the line profile. Although there are non-negligible sources for La photons within a prominence, a large fraction of the emergent line photons are due to scattering of photons incident on the surface of the prominence so that one expects that in a prominence the frequency redistribution processes will play an important role in determining the emergent intensity.

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