Forward Synthesis of Polarized Emission in Target DKIST Coronal Lines Applied to 3D MURaM Coronal Simulations

• Published in: Solar physics Vol. 295; no. 7
• Main Authors: Schad, Thomas, Dima, Gabriel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.07.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Atmospheric Sciences; Corona; Cubes; Emission analysis; Emissions; Fine structure; Fluid flow; Line spectra; Lookup tables; Magnetohydrodynamic simulation; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Simulation; Solar corona; Solar physics; Space Exploration and Astronautics; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics; Synthesis; Polarization; Corona; Magnetic fields; Optical
• ISSN: 0038-0938; 1573-093X
• DOI: 10.1007/s11207-020-01669-1

Self-consistent magnetohydrodynamic simulations of the solar corona with fine ( ≲ 10  km) grid scales are now being realized in parallel to advancements in high-resolution coronal spectropolarimetry provided by the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST). We investigate the synthesis of polarized emission in the presence of apparent coronal fine structure exhibited by 3D MURaM coronal simulations for the key polarized spectral lines targeted by DKIST, namely Fe  xiv λ 5303 , Fe  xi λ 7892 , Fe  xiii λ 10746 , Fe  xiii λ 10798 , Si  x λ 14301 , and Si  ix λ 39343 . To benchmark our calculations, we provide detailed comparisons between the employed polarized line formation theory and established scalar line synthesis tools provided by the Chianti database team. To accelerate polarized synthesis for large simulations, we create efficient lookup tables based on atomic models significantly larger than previous studies. The spectral data cubes we describe provide a useful guide for the new era of multi-spectral DKIST coronal diagnostics as we discuss specific analysis techniques and challenges.