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Increasing solar chromosphere line intensities with solar activity

Conference · · Adv. Space Res.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5546205
Solar activity is characterized either by sunspots or by plages. Sunspots are detected in the continuum visible as dark features. Plages are defined in chromospheric lines such as CaII H and K or HI H-alpha by brightness enhancements. Chromospheric activity is an important parameter for the knowledge of the equilibrium input and output energy of the outer solar atmosphere. The OSO-8/L.P.S.P.-multichannel experiment has recorded simultaneous chromospheric profiles in H and K CaII, h and k MgII, L-alpha and L-beta HI lines. Those lines are formed from the temperature minimum (4200 K) to the higher part of the chromosphere (30000 K). A data set recorded over a quiet sun, plage, penumbra, and filament is presented hereafter. The observations, data reduction, and calibration are described. Then a comparison between line intensities is made and results are discussed.
Research Organization:
Laboratoire de Physique Stellaire et Planetaire, Verrieres-le-Buisson, Essonne, France
OSTI ID:
5546205
Report Number(s):
CONF-8406167-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Adv. Space Res.; (United States) Journal Volume: 4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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