Time series observations of the profile of the Mgn k line 22795.52 have been obtained in five sunspots with the Ultraviolet Spectrometer and Polarimeter (UVSP) on the Solar Maximum Mission. The three sunspots with umbrae larger than the 3" x 3" pixel size show significant oscillations in integrated
Observations of sunspot umbral velocity oscillations
โ Scribed by Arvind Bhatnagar; W. C. Livingston; J. W. Harvey
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1972
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 383 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0038-0938
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โฆ Synopsis
Sunspot umbral molecular lines have been used to look for the oscillatory velocities in the umbra. Power spectrum analysis showed conspicuous power for periods in the range between 448 and 310 s. The maximum peak-to-peak amplitude of the umbral oscillatory velocity component is observed to be in the order of 0.5 km s 1.
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