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Waves and Magnetism in the Solar Atmosphere (WAMIS)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2015

L. Strachan ,
Y.-K. Ko ,
J. D. Moses ,
J. M. Laming ,
F. Auchere ,
R. Casini ,
S. Fineschi ,
S. Gibson ,
M. Knoelker  and
C. Korendyke
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L. Strachan
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
Y.-K. Ko
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
J. D. Moses
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
J. M. Laming
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
F. Auchere
Affiliation:
Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, 91405 Orsay, France
R. Casini
Affiliation:
High Altitude Observatory/NCAR, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
S. Fineschi
Affiliation:
INAF-Astrophysical Observatory of Turin, 10025 Pino Torinese TO, Italy
S. Gibson
Affiliation:
High Altitude Observatory/NCAR, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
M. Knoelker
Affiliation:
High Altitude Observatory/NCAR, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
C. Korendyke
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
S. Mcintosh
Affiliation:
High Altitude Observatory/NCAR, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
M. Romoli
Affiliation:
University of Florence, 50121, Florence, Italy
J. Rybak
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, 059 60 Tatranská Lomnica, The Slovak Republic email: leonard.strachan@nrl.navy.mil
D. Socker
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
S. Tomczyk
Affiliation:
High Altitude Observatory/NCAR, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
A. Vourlidas
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
Q. Wu
Affiliation:
High Altitude Observatory/NCAR, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
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Abstract

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Magnetic fields in the solar atmosphere provide the energy for most varieties of solar activity, including high-energy electromagnetic radiation, solar energetic particles, flares, and coronal mass ejections, as well as powering the solar wind. Despite the fundamental role of magnetic fields in solar and heliospheric physics, there exist only very limited measurements of the field above the base of the corona. What is needed are direct measurements of not only the strength and orientation of the magnetic field but also the signatures of wave motions in order to better understand coronal structure, solar activity, and the role of MHD waves in heating and accelerating the solar wind. Fortunately, the remote sensing instrumentation used to make magnetic field measurements is also well suited to measure the Doppler signature of waves in the solar structures. We present here a mission concept for the Waves And Magnetism In the Solar Atmosphere (WAMIS) experiment which is proposed for a NASA long-duration balloon flight.

Keywords

Sun: magnetic fieldsSun: coronaballoonsinstrumentation: polarimeters
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Symposium S305: Polarimetry: From the Sun to Stars and Stellar Environments , December 2014 , pp. 121 - 126
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015 

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