Improvements of the Longitudinal Magnetic Field Measurement from the Solar Magnetic Field Telescope at Huairou Solar Observing Station

The weak-field approximation implying linear relationship between Stokes $V/I$ and longitudinal magnetic field, $B_{Vert}$, often suffers from saturation observed in strong magnetic field regions such as sunspot umbra. In this work, we intend to improve the magnetic field observations carried out by the Solar Magnetic Field Telescope (SMFT) at the Huairou Solar Observing Station, China. We propose using non-linear relationship between Stokes $V/I$ and $B_{Vert}$ to derive magnetic field. To determine the form of the relationship, we perform a cross-calibration of SMFT data and magnetograms provided by the textit{Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager} on board the textit{Solar Dynamics Observatory}. The algorithm of the magnetic field derivation is described in details. We show that using non-linear relationship between Stokes $V/I$ and $B_{Vert}$ allows us to eliminate magnetic field saturation inside sunspot umbra. The proposed technique enables one to enhance the reliability of the SMFT magnetic field data obtained even long before the space-based instrumentation era, since 1987.