Measuring the Sun's Magnetic Field


                               The Zeeman Effect
 

This diagram shows the transformation of one electron energy level into three for an atom in a magnetic field.
 
 
 
 
 
 

                                                                                            Magnetogram
 

Image of the vertical component of the magnetic field of Active Region 8210 with positive (negative) polarity in white (black)
 
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