Coronal Magnetometry

Dr. Steven Tomczyk is a Senior Scientist Section Head in the High Altitude Observatory of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. His is an expert in the development of instrumentation for the measurement of magnetic fields in the solar corona, chromosphere and photosphere, with the goal of understanding the Sun's influence on the Earth. Dr. Jie Zhang is an Associate Professor at George Mason University. His research interests have two folds. The first one focuses on fully understanding the physical mechanisms of solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), the two most energetic phenomena occurring on the Sun that also affect the environment throughout the entire solar system, including the space near the Earth, Moon and Mars. The second one focuses on the practical purpose of creating robust models to characterize the initiation and propagation of these eruptions across the integrated Sun-Earth system, with the aim of providing an accurate prediction of space weather. Dr. Timothy Bastian is a scientist at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.

Preface.- From Forbidden Coronal Lines to Meaningful Coronal Magnetic Fields.- Magnetic Field Extrapolations into the Corona: Success and Future Improvements.- Three-Dimensional Nonlinear Force-Free Field Reconstruction of Solar Active Region 11158 by Direct Boundary Integral Equation.- Magnetic Field Diagnostics and Spatio-Temporal Variability of the Solar Transition Region.- Magnetography of Solar Flaring Loops with Microwave Imaging Spectropolarimetry.- Measuring the Magnetic-Field Strength of the Quiet Solar Corona Using “EIT Waves”.- Observations of a Quasi-periodic, Fast-Propagating Magnetosonic Wave in Multiple Wavelengths and Its Interaction with Other Magnetic Structures.- Coronal Cavity Survey: Morphological Clues to Eruptive Magnetic Topologies.- Polarimetric Properties of Flux Ropes and Sheared Arcades in Coronal Prominence Cavities.- Observations of Coronal Mass Ejections with the Coronal Multichannel Polarimeter.- Near-Limb Zeeman and Hanle Diagnostics.- 3D Coronal Density Reconstruction and Retrieving the Magnetic Field Structure during Solar Minimum.