Quiet Sun Internetwork Magnetic Fields from the Inversion of Hinode Measurements
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We analyze Fe I 630 nm observations of the quiet Sun at disk center taken with the spectropolarimeter of the Solar Optical Telescope aboard the Hinode satellite. A significant fraction of the scanned area, including granules, turns out to be covered by magnetic fields. We derive field strength and inclination probability density functions from a Milne-Eddington inversion of the observed Stokes profiles. They show that the internetwork consists of very inclined, hG fields. As expected, network areas exhibit a predominance of kG field concentrations. The high spatial resolution of Hinode’s spectropolarimetric measurements brings to an agreement the results obtained from the analysis of visible and near-infrared lines. Subject headings: Sun: magnetic fields – Sun: photosphere – Instrumentation: high angular resolution
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