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Jul 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apj...429..924c&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 429, no. 2, pt. 1, p. 924-927
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Electron Density (Concentration), Ions, Iron, Luminosity, Solar Corona, Solar Flares, Spectral Line Width, Ultraviolet Spectra, Apollo Telescope Mount, Data Reduction, Photographic Recording, Skylab 1, Ultraviolet Spectrometers
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We present observations of the forbidden coronal lines Fe XII 1242 A and 1349 A from active regions and from two flares, obtained by the SO82B slit spectrograph onboard Skylab. The line intensity ratio R = I(1242 A)/I(1349 A) is sensitive to electron density. We have calculated this ratio using recent atomic data, and obtained coronal electron densities at T = 1.5 x 106 K for our observations. We find a range in Ne of (0.5 to 7.2) x 109/cm-3 for active regions, which is in good agreement with previous results from other diagnostic ratios in this temperature range, and of approximately (0.9 to 12) x 109/cm-3 (or higher) for flares, which is generally low compared to previous flare results. The flare values employ particularly weak 1349 A observations and may not be reliable. From an observation of an active region just inside the solar limb, giving the best coverage in our data of both line profiles, we find a line width (FWHM) for both lines of 0.20 A, which corresponds to a nonthermal velocity of 18 km/sec.
Cook William J.
Harra Louise K.
Keenan Francis P.
Tayal Swaraj S.
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