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High resolution polarimetric measurements in a sunspot

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A Fabry-Perot interferometer is being used for two-dimensional spectropolarimetric measurements. We demonstrate the suitability of the setup for the measurement of the magnetic field and present some preliminary results from first observations.

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  1. Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam, Sonnenobservatorium Einsteinturm, Telegraphenberg, D-14473, Potsdam, F.R.G.

    T. Horn & A. Hofmann

  2. Kiepenheuer Institut für Sonnenphysik, Schöneckstrasse 6, D-79104, Freiburg, F.R.G.

    H. Balthasar

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Horn, T., Hofmann, A. & Balthasar, H. High resolution polarimetric measurements in a sunspot. Sol Phys 164, 321–332 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00146644

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