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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2016
We simulate the radiative transfer of Zeeman-broadened lines in an active star containing both quiet and flux-tube regions. A traditional one-atmosphere Zeeman analysis of these synthetic lines yields magnetic field measurements systematically inaccurate by up to 40%. However, two atmospheric components alone cannot reproduce the observed line strengths, luminosities or photometric constancy of active stars.