Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Mar 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000apj...531..585j&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 531, Issue 1, pp. 585-590.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
14
Line: Formation, Sun: Corona, Sun: Transition Region, Techniques: Spectroscopic
Scientific paper
The concept of spectroscopic filling factors is examined by assuming that observable astrophysical plasmas are inhomogeneous and must therefore be described using functions ζ(n), the emission measure differential in electron density n. Using a formal definition for the spectroscopic filling factor (fs) and simple distribution functions, it is shown that (1) fs differs from the geometric filling factor f unless the plasma is truly homogeneous [ζ(n)=ζ0δ(n-n0)], (2) fs depends on the choice of line pairs for the same ζ(n), (3) fs systematically underestimates f, and (4) fs departs more from f the broader the distribution ζ(n). Implications for the particular case of the unresolved solar transition region are discussed. A dynamic ``classical'' transition region model appears to satisfy observed properties, including tiny filling factors (10-5-10-2) as well as filamentary models. This work highlights the nonunique interpretation of spectral data in terms of unresolved plasma structure.
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