Solar p-mode frequencies at l=2: What do analyses of unresolved observations actually measure?

CHAPLIN, W. J., APPOURCHAUX, T., ELSWORTH, Y., ISAAK, G. R., MILLER, B. A., NEW, R. and TOUTAIN, T. (2004). Solar p-mode frequencies at l=2: What do analyses of unresolved observations actually measure? Astronomy and Astrophysics, 416 (1), 341-351.

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Abstract

We have studied in detail the extraction of estimates of l = 2 p-mode frequencies from unresolved observations of the visible disc of the Sun. Examples of data of this type include ground-based observations made by the Birmingham Solar-Oscillations Network (BiSON), and space-borne observations made by the GOLF and VIRGO/SPM instruments on board the ESA/NASA SOHO satellite. The fitting of the modes is complicated in practice by the asymmetric arrangement in frequency of the three components (m = -2, 0 and 2) that are prominent in such data. In order to investigate the effect of this we used a series of 10-yr artificial datasets into which varying degrees of asymmetry were introduced. The sets were designed to mimic the characteristics of the BiSON and GOLF data, and were analyzed both with and without the BiSON window function from the period 1992 through 2001. Since reliable estimates of the asymmetry have only recently been extracted from unresolved observations (Chaplin et al. 2003a) it has for a long time been standard practice to fit the l = 2 modes to a model that assumes a symmetrically arranged multiplet. We have tested the impact of this on the accuracy of the extracted frequencies. Furthermore, we demonstrate that asymmetric models can be successfully applied, provided the data are of sufficient length and quality. We also discuss the implications of our simulations for analyses of real solar data.

Item Type: Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Materials and Engineering Research Institute > Advanced Coatings and Composites Research Centre > Nanotechnology Centre for PVD Research
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20034465
Page Range: 341-351
Depositing User: Ann Betterton
Date Deposited: 17 Jun 2010 12:50
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 09:45
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/2023

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