A First Global Full-vector Coronal Magnetic Field Inference Using MLSO CoMP and UCoMP Observations

Abstract Building on recent advances in coronal spectropolarimetry, seismology, and magnetic-field inferences of Z. Yang et al. (2024) and A. R. Paraschiv (2026), we present the first application of the CLEDB IQUD inversion methodology to Mauna Loa Solar Observatory CoMP and UCoMP observations. Using spectropolarimetric IQU measurements together with coronal seismology-derived magnetic field B POS constraints, we recover vector magnetic field solutions across the off-limb solar corona accessible to the observations, demonstrating the feasibility of routine large-scale coronal vector magnetometry without the need for Stokes V observations.

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The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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2026-10-28
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https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aead9e
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Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
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A First Global Full-vector Coronal Magnetic Field Inference Using MLSO CoMP and UCoMP Observations

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A First Global Full-vector Coronal Magnetic Field Inference Using MLSO CoMP and UCoMP Observations

Momchil Molnar, D. A. Lacatus, Alin Rǎzvan Paraschiv, Zihao Yang
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Abstract Building on recent advances in coronal spectropolarimetry, seismology, and magnetic-field inferences of Z. Yang et al. (2024) and A. R. Paraschiv (2026), we present the first application of the CLEDB IQUD inversion methodology to Mauna Loa Solar Observatory CoMP and UCoMP observations. Using spectropolarimetric IQU measurements together with coronal seismology-derived magnetic field B POS constraints, we recover vector magnetic field solutions across the off-limb solar corona accessible to the observations, demonstrating the feasibility of routine large-scale coronal vector magnetometry without the need for Stokes V observations.

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National Center for Atmospheric Research, National Solar Observatory
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