Exploring the Sun with ALMA

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Observatory opens a new window onto the Universe. The ability to perform continuum imaging and spectroscopy of astrophysical phenomena at millimetre and submillimetre wavelengths with unprecedented sensitivity opens up new avenues for the study...

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Published in:Messenger (Garching) 2018
Main Authors: Bastian, Timothy, Barta, Miroslav, Brajša, Roman, Chen, Bin, De Pontieu, Bart Walter, Gary, D. E, Fleishman, G, Hales, Antonio, Iwai, K, Hudson, Hugh, Kim, S, Kobelski, A, Loukitcheva, Maria, Shimojo, Masumi, Skokić, I, Wedemeyer, Sven, White, Stephen, Yan, Y
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Language:Norwegian
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Summary:The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Observatory opens a new window onto the Universe. The ability to perform continuum imaging and spectroscopy of astrophysical phenomena at millimetre and submillimetre wavelengths with unprecedented sensitivity opens up new avenues for the study of cosmology and the evolution of galaxies, the formation of stars and planets, and astrochemistry. ALMA also allows fundamentally new observations to be made of objects much closer to home, including the Sun. The Sun has long served as a touchstone for our understanding of astrophysical processes, from the nature of stellar interiors, to magnetic dynamos, non-radiative heating, stellar mass loss, and energetic phenomena such as solar flares. ALMA offers new insights into all of these processes. © 2018 European Southern Observatory (ESO)
ISSN:0722-6691
DOI:10.18727/0722-6691/5065