Abstract
The anomalous Zeeman splitting of the Feii line at 614.9 nm results in four unusual properties of the polarization signature of this line in the presence of magnetic fields: the absence of linear polarization, no magneto-optical effect, the independence of intensity at line center from the inclination of the field, and a depolarizing self-absorption. The origin of these properties is illustrated in terms of the transfer of line radiation in an idealized solar atmosphere.
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Lites, B.W. The polarization properties of Feii 614.9 nm. Sol Phys 143, 229–234 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00646484
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