Observations with the NRL spectroheliograph $082A on board Skylab (Tousey et al., 1973) showed the presence of a large number of protrusions above the solar limb (the largest ones sometimes called 'superspicules'). These spicule-like features are especially well visible in the Le line of He + at 304
Solar Heii(304 Å) and Sixi(303 Å) line profiles
✍ Scribed by G. W. Cushman; W. A. Rense
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 310 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0038-0938
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✦ Synopsis
Additional observations of He II (304 &) and Si xI (303 ~) were obtained from a high resolution rocket spectrograph flown on 30 August, 1973 and 20 January, 1975. The profile of the He ri (304 ~) line is everywhere clearly non-gaussian across the solar disk, except in bright active areas. Near the limb, the profile is distinctly reversed. The profile of the Si xr (303 *) line is essentially gaussian for all regions across the solar disk. Measurements of the He II/Si xr intensity ratio indicate that the average value of this ratio across the disk depends markedly on solar activity, being about 10:1 for a moderate level of activity and 30 : 1 for a quiet Sun.
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