Densities and mass motions in transition-zone plasmas in solar flares observed from SKYLAB

Details Densities and mass motions in transition-zone plasmas in solar flares observed from SKYLAB Densities and mass motions in transition-zone plasmas in solar flares observed from SKYLAB

Mar 1980

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Solar Physics, vol. 65, Mar. 1980, p. 283-298. NASA-supported research.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Solar Flares, Solar Physics, Solar Wind, Transition Layers, Electron Density Profiles, Far Ultraviolet Radiation, High Temperature Plasmas, Line Spectra, Mass Transfer, Plasma Dynamics, Plasma Spectra, Spatial Distribution, X Ray Astronomy

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The electron densities and bulk motions in the transition-zone plasma of a solar flare are investigated by an analysis of EUV emission line spectra taken on Skylab. Spectra of three flares were obtained with the NRL normal incidence grating slit spectrograph in the ranges 1100-1940 and 1940-3940 A. The line ratios of transition-zone Si III lines and the intensity of the forbidden O IV 1401-A lines during flare maximum indicate electron densities on the order of 10 to the 12th/cu cm, decreasing by a factor of 2 to 3 in the flare decay phase. Line broadening of the transition-zone ions such as Si III, O IV, C IV and N V is noted, and the observed asymmetrical N V line profiles are approximated by a bi-Gaussian model of a stationary and a moving plasma component with a bulk velocity of 12 to 70 km/sec. Turbulent velocities of from 45 to 85 km/sec and from 20 to 40 km/sec are also indicated for the moving and stationary components of the transition-zone plasma, respectively.

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