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| Paper: |
Beyond the Solar Corona: Mercury's Magnetic Fields seen with Large Solar Telescopes |
| Volume: |
463, 2nd ATST-EAST Workshop in Solar Physics: Magnetic Fields from the Photosphere to the Corona |
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275 |
| Authors: |
López Ariste, A.; Leblanc, F. |
| Abstract: |
Solar telescopes have a potential in non-solar observations thanks to
their instrumentation and their ability to observe in daylight, and
despite their smaller mirror size compared to night-time
telescopes. We review, as an illustration, THEMIS observations of
Mercury's exosphere including the polarization of exospheric emission
lines, and speculate that through analysis of this polarization made
possible by the large photon-collecting capabilities of the upcoming
large solar telescope we may expect to map Mercury's magnetosphere. |
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