Physics
Scientific paper
May 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002soph..207...63z&link_type=abstract
Solar Physics, v. 207, Issue 1, p. 63-71 (2002).
Physics
Scientific paper
Coronal images recorded above the limb in Fexiv (530.3 nm) and Fex (637.5 nm) sometimes have localized regions of anomalously low emission, with the appearance of an abrupt gap in the background corona. These `dark spaces' have been previously described in the literature in the case of the 530.3 nm line and tentatively explained by reduced coronal plasma density and/or a decrease in the line intensity due to temperatures above or below the optimal ionization temperature for Fexiv. However, loops are sometimes observed spanning gaps, with diminished loop brightness over the region of the gap. It is concluded that at least some of these regions of reduced brightness are caused by absorption of the coronal emission. An analysis reveals that absorption by coronal ions is inadequate as a mechanism to explain the phenomenon. Absorption by neutral hydrogen is, however, consistent with the observations in terms of the reduced brightness of the gaps. The concentration of cool material in the coronal environment associated with large magnetic fields on the disk could explain the gaps. Hence, neutral hydrogen continuum absorption appears to provide a plausible interpretation of, at least, some coronal gaps. Based on this result and from measured intensities, the electron density in the region of a gap is derived and found to be consistent with estimates derived elsewhere.
Landman Donald A.
Smartt Raymond N.
Zhang Zhongsheng
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