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The Sun as a Star: 13 years of SoHO

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3246562· OSTI ID:21322923
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  1. Laboratoire AIM, CEA/DSM-CNRS-Universite Paris Diderot, CEA, IRFU, SAp, centre de Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
The best known Solar oscillation-like star is the Sun. During the last 14 years, the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SoHO) has been continuously observing this star from the Lagrange point L1 with enormous success. Among the 11 instruments placed onboard, 3 of them are dedicated to helioseismology: GOLF, VIRGO and MDI. The first two observe the Sun as a star by integrating the velocity or intensity signal of the visible solar disk into a single point. They are thus similar to any other observation done in asteroseismology. During this review I will present the most important results obtained during the mission concerning the Sun seen as a star and how these results have evolved our thoughts of the inside of our star.
OSTI ID:
21322923
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1170; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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