The solar abundance of chemical elements play an important role in addressing such important issues as the formation, structure, and evolution of the Sun and...
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TalkSOLAR COMPOSITION AS A REFERENCE FOR STARS
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PublicationSolar-cycle and Latitude Variations in the Internetwork Magnetism
The importance of the quiet-Sun magnetism is that it is always there to a greater or lesser extent, being a constant provider of energy, independently of the...
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PublicationSpace Certifiability of LCVRs
This contribution is a report on a test campaign carried out by the IAC, in collaboration with Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. (CASA) as a main contrac tor...
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PublicationSpectropolarimetry of the Solar Mg II h and k Lines
We report on spectropolarimetric observations across the Mg II h and k lines at 2800 Å made by the Ultraviolet Spectrometer and Polarimeter on board the Solar...
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PublicationStatistical properties of magnetic fields in intranetwork
We report a study of the quiet sun's magnetic field based on high-resolution infrared spectropolarimetric observations (TIP/VTT). We find that in almost 50% of...
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TalkTesting new ideas of sunspot formation: the negative effective magnetic pressure instability
The formation of active regions and its most visible outcome-sunspots-are still a matter of research. Magnetic flux tubes theory tends to explain the formation...
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TalkThe COSMO Chromosphere and Prominence Magnetometer
The Chromosphere and Prominence Magnetometer (ChroMag) is a synoptic instrument with the goal of quantifying the intertwined dynamics and magnetism of the solar...
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TalkThe ESA/NASA mission Solar Orbiter
Solar Orbiter is the first mission of the ESA Cosmic Vision program and that has recently been approved at implementation level. It is an M class mission with a...
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NewsThe IAC organises the CLASP2.1 space mission scientific meeting
From 18 to 20 October, scientists from the USA, Japan and Europe meet at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) to discuss the results of the third...