Solar ALMA Observations - A new view of our host star

TL;DR

This paper discusses how ALMA's high-resolution observations offer new insights into the solar chromosphere, enhancing understanding of stellar atmospheres and plasma physics through complementary measurements.

Contribution

It introduces the capabilities of ALMA for solar observations and highlights specific science cases demonstrating its potential for advancing solar physics.

Findings

ALMA provides unprecedented spatial, temporal, and spectral resolution for solar studies.

ALMA's measurements complement other instruments, improving constraints on the solar chromosphere's thermal and magnetic structure.

Selected science cases showcase ALMA's potential to transform solar and stellar atmosphere research.

Abstract

ALMA provides the necessary spatial, temporal and spectral resolution to explore central questions in contemporary solar physics with potentially far-reaching implications for stellar atmospheres and plasma physics. It can uniquely constraint the thermal and magnetic field structure in the solar chromosphere with measurements that are highly complementary to simultaneous observations with other ground-based and space-borne instruments. Here, we highlight selected science cases.