BROADENGING OF FE-X (6374A-ANGSTROM) PROFILES ABOVE THE LIMB IN A CORONAL HOLE

被引:18
作者
HASSLER, DM
机构
[1] HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CTR ASTROPHYS, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 USA
[2] NASA, GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR, GREENBELT, MD 20771 USA
关键词
SOLAR CORONA; CORONAL HOLES; SOLAR WIND; UV SPECTROSCOPY;
D O I
10.1007/BF00777895
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Profiles of the visible Fe X (6374 angstrom) coronal emission line as a function of height above the limb were obtained out to 1.16 solar radii in a coronal hole using the NSO/Sacramento Peak Observatory Coronagraph, Universal Spectrograph and a CCD camera. These are the first coronal line profiles obtained as a function of height in a coronal hole from the ground. Analysis of the line widths suggests a large component of nonthermal broadening which increases with height ranging from 40 to 60 km/s, depending upon the assumed temperature or thermal component of the profile.
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