7500 SOLAR PHYSICS

The Solar Oxygen Abundance, and the Rare Isotopes of C and O, Derived from Infrared Spectra of Carbon Monoxide

A detailed abundance analysis is presented for solar oxygen based on the ensuremathΔV=1 fundamental (4.6åisebox-0.5ex~ensuremathμm) and ensuremathΔV=2 (2.3i̊sebox-0.5ex~ensuremathμm) first- overtone rovibrational bands of carbon monoxide observed …

First Results from SOLIS

SOLIS (Synoptic Optical Long-term Investigations of the Sun) is a project to replace antiquated synoptic observing equipment at the National Solar Observatory. SOLIS includes a suite of three instruments on an equatorial mount originally installed at …

Polarization Modulation for Solar Vector-Polarimeters using Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals

Polarization modulation for solar vector polarimetry can be performed in various ways. Ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLC) have the advantage of allowing modulation frequencies of up to several kHz, therefore avoiding spurious signals due to seeing. …