Determining the magnetic field of active region plages using the whole CLASP2/2.1 spectral window

TL;DR

This study extends the analysis of CLASP2/2.1 spectral data to additional lines using the Weak Field Approximation, enabling detailed magnetic field stratification mapping from the photosphere to the upper chromosphere in active region plages.

Contribution

It identifies new spectral lines suitable for magnetic field measurements and applies the Weak Field Approximation to improve understanding of magnetic stratification in the solar chromosphere.

Findings

New spectral lines with significant circular polarization signals identified.

Estimated formation heights of additional lines in the CLASP2/2.1 spectral region.

Demonstrated the suitability of these lines for magnetic field stratification analysis.

Abstract

The Chromospheric LAyer SpectroPolarimeter missions, CLASP2 and CLASP2.1, demonstrated that the near-UV spectral region between 279.30 and 280.68 nm is suitable for studying the magnetism of the solar chromosphere. In particular, the spectropolarimetric observations in the Mg II h and k resonant doublet, Mn I 279.91 and 280.19 nm resonant lines, and Fe II 279.79 and 280.66 nm lines acquired by these suborbital space experiments have been proven useful for inferring the magnetic field stratification in the solar chromosphere. However, several lines of the CLASP2/2.1 spectral region with significant circular polarization signals had remained unexplored. After identifying two Ni I (279.95 and 280.59 nm), one Mn II (280.62 nm), and one Fe I (280.53 nm) lines, here we apply the Weak Field Approximation (WFA) to the spectropolarimetric observations of active region plages by CLASP2 and CLASP2.1. By comparing the results with previous studies, we are able to estimate the formation heights of these CLASP2/2.1 additional spectral lines and to demonstrate their suitability to determine the magnetic field stratification from the photosphere to the upper chromosphere.