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Multitaper testing of spectral lines and the detection of the solar rotation frequency and its harmonics

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  • D. G. T. Denison
  • A. T. Walden
  • A. Balogh
  • R. J. Forsyth

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We develop statistical testing methodology for closely spaced spectral lines based on multitaper spectrum estimates and apply it to a time series of solar magnetic field magnitude data recorded by the Ulysses spacecraft. The test is formulated through complex‐valued weighted least squares. Using this test in combination with the test for well‐separated lines, we can accurately detect the solar equatorial rotation frequency of the sun, and its harmonics, from data recorded by Ulysses's magnetometer at solar mid‐latitudes; this is a potentially important result for solar physicists, since it has implications for the structure and dynamics of magnetic fields in the solar corona.

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  • D. G. T. Denison & A. T. Walden & A. Balogh & R. J. Forsyth, 1999. "Multitaper testing of spectral lines and the detection of the solar rotation frequency and its harmonics," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 48(4), pages 427-439.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jorssc:v:48:y:1999:i:4:p:427-439
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-9876.00163
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