We present a set of face-on models of the radiative transfer of stellar light in exponential discs, taking into account absorption and multiple scattering...
Response functions for the inversion of data from unresolved solar magnetic elements.
By adopting the thin flux tube model as representative of spatially unresolved magnetic elements in the photosphere of the Sun, we identify an adequate set of...
Revisiting the infrared spectra of active galactic nuclei with a new torus emission model
We describe improved modelling of the emission by dust in a toroidal-like structure heated by a central illuminating source within active galactic nuclei (AGNs)...
Double-peaked line profiles are commonly considered a hallmark of rotating discs, with the distance between the peaks a measure of the rotation velocity...
Scale Lengths in Disk Surface Brightness as Probes of Dust Extinction in Three Spiral Galaxies: M51, NGC 3631, and NGC 4321
We have measured the radial brightness distributions in the disks of three nearby face-on spiral galaxies, M51, NGC 3631, and NGC 4321 (M100), in the...
Scattering Polarization in the Ca II Infrared Triplet with Velocity Gradients
Magnetic field topology, thermal structure, and plasma motions are the three main factors affecting the polarization signals used to understand our star. In...
Scattering Polarization of Hydrogen Lines in Weakly Magnetized Stellar Atmospheres. I. Formulation and Application to Isothermal Models
Although the spectral lines of hydrogen contain valuable information on the physical properties of a variety of astrophysical plasmas, including the upper solar...
Scattering Polarization of the Ca II IR Triplet for Probing the Quiet Solar Chromosphere
The chromosphere of the quiet Sun is a very important stellar atmospheric region whose thermal and magnetic structure we need to decipher in order to unlock new...
Self-consistent models for Coulomb heated X-ray pulsar atmospheres
Calculations of accreting magnetized neutron star atmospheres heated by the gradual deceleration of protons via Coulomb collisions are presented. Self...