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Comparison of spatially and spectrally resolved solar data with numerical simulations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2006

G. Cauzzi
Affiliation:
INAF – Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, I-50125 Firenze, Italy email: gcauzzi@arcetri.astro.it, kreardon@arcetri.astro.it, kjanssen@arcetri.astro.it
A. Asensio Ramos
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, E-38205 La Laguna (Tenerife), Spain email: aasensio@iac.es
K. P. Reardon
Affiliation:
INAF – Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, I-50125 Firenze, Italy email: gcauzzi@arcetri.astro.it, kreardon@arcetri.astro.it, kjanssen@arcetri.astro.it
K. Janssen
Affiliation:
INAF – Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, I-50125 Firenze, Italy email: gcauzzi@arcetri.astro.it, kreardon@arcetri.astro.it, kjanssen@arcetri.astro.it
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Abstract

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We present a detailed comparison between high resolution observations of a quiet solar region and simulated spectra in several 3-D snapshots of a realistic radiation-hydrodynamical simulation of the solar atmosphere. We find excellent agreement between the two data sets, thus providing strong support to the realism of the simulations, and confirming the high quality of the instrumentation. We propose that spatially resolved spectral data can be employed as a complementary tool to more classic analysis for investigating the hotly debated topic of solar abundances.

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Contributed Papers
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007

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