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S. A. Kazantsev
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St. Petersburg, Russia, and Paris Observatory, St. Petersburg State University, Meudon, France
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A. G. Petrashen
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St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics, St. Petersburg, Russia
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N. M. Firstova
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Irkutsk Institute of Solar and Terrestrial Physics, Irkutsk, Russia
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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- S. A. Kazantsev, A. G. Petrashen, N. M. Firstova
Pages 1-13
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- S. A. Kazantsev, A. G. Petrashen, N. M. Firstova
Pages 15-28
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- S. A. Kazantsev, A. G. Petrashen, N. M. Firstova
Pages 29-102
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- S. A. Kazantsev, A. G. Petrashen, N. M. Firstova
Pages 103-116
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- S. A. Kazantsev, A. G. Petrashen, N. M. Firstova
Pages 117-141
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- S. A. Kazantsev, A. G. Petrashen, N. M. Firstova
Pages 143-161
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- S. A. Kazantsev, A. G. Petrashen, N. M. Firstova
Pages 163-177
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- S. A. Kazantsev, A. G. Petrashen, N. M. Firstova
Pages 179-190
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- S. A. Kazantsev, A. G. Petrashen, N. M. Firstova
Pages 191-201
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- S. A. Kazantsev, A. G. Petrashen, N. M. Firstova
Pages 203-220
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- S. A. Kazantsev, A. G. Petrashen, N. M. Firstova
Pages 221-235
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- S. A. Kazantsev, A. G. Petrashen, N. M. Firstova
Pages 237-286
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- S. A. Kazantsev, A. G. Petrashen, N. M. Firstova
Pages 287-343
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- S. A. Kazantsev, A. G. Petrashen, N. M. Firstova
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Back Matter
Pages 347-361
About this book
This book arises from the significant quantity of original results in the field of impact spectropolarimetry, mainly for solar flare studies, and the evident potential applications of this technique to environmental physics, astrophysics, and hot plasma. This is a practically oriented book, describing theoretical fundamentals and implementation of this new interdisciplinary remote sensing technique. A basic phenomenon for impact spectropolarimetric sensing is the polarization ofthe electron shells of an ensemble of free atomic particles (atoms, ions, molecules) due to collisional interaction. Slow collisions in the presence of internal anisotropies in the relative velocity space inside any ionized medium, as well as bombardment of a diluted gas by fast precipitating light projectiles, are analyzed in detail as principal impact polarization mechanisms. Impact spectro polarimetric sensing incorporates state-of-the-art theoretical methods of colli sional physics in combination with reliable polarimetric measurements. This technique is illustrated by the new quantitative sensing of energy transport to the upper region of the chromosphere during solar flares, making use of ground based solar spectropolarimetric observations. Apart from general astrophysical and solar-terrestrial significance, a solar flare, the brightest nonthermal phenomenon, is a good candidate for the demonstration of new opportunities of impact spectropolarimetry. New astrophysical achievements of quantitative spectropolarimetry are particularly considered in this book. The theoretical part presents a quantum mechanical description of impact polarization and the spectropolarimetric manifestations for different energies of the colliding partners.
Authors and Affiliations
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St. Petersburg, Russia, and Paris Observatory, St. Petersburg State University, Meudon, France
S. A. Kazantsev
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St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics, St. Petersburg, Russia
A. G. Petrashen
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Irkutsk Institute of Solar and Terrestrial Physics, Irkutsk, Russia
N. M. Firstova