Advancing Chromospheric Diagnostics: From Spectropolarimetric Observations to Physics-Based Modeling

Session ID#: 280173

Session Description:
Recent advances in high-resolution spectropolarimetric instrumentation—enabled by facilities such as the Goode Solar Telescope, Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, Solar Orbiter, and IRIS—allow coordinated observations in multiple chromospheric spectral lines (e.g., Ca II, Hα, Mg II, He I 10830 Å). Combined with state-of-the-art non-LTE inversion techniques and high-performance computing, these developments provide increasingly robust constraints on the thermodynamic and magnetic structure of the solar chromosphere. Significant progress has been made in inferring key parameters, including vector magnetic fields, plasma velocities, temperature stratification, and density, across diverse solar environments from quiet Sun to flaring regions. Advances in radiative MHD simulations, forward modeling, and synthetic diagnostics further support interpretation and validation of these measurements. This session invites contributions on multi-line spectropolarimetry, non-LTE inversions, and model–data integration, and will assess current challenges and future needs in chromospheric diagnostics, instrumentation, and analysis frameworks.
Index Terms:

7507 Chromosphere [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
7524 Magnetic fields [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
7537 Solar and stellar variability [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
7538 Solar irradiance [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
Primary Convener:  Debi Prasad Choudhary, California State University Northridge, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northridge, CA, United States and Mehmet Sarp Yalim
Conveners:  Mehmet Sarp Yalim, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, Huntsville, AL, United States, Vasyl Yurchyshyn, Big Bear Solar Observatory, Big Bear City, CA, United States and Mehmet Sarp Yalim