The enhancement of scattered Lα radiation in the geocorona during the solar flares of August 1972

✍ Scribed by D. H. Morgan

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1977
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 314 KB
• Volume: 52
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0038-0938
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00149660

✦ Synopsis

The $2/68 telescope on the TD-1A satellite has observed an increase in the L~ radiation scattered in the geocorona during the major solar flares of August 1972. The history of the 7 August flare is presented and shows a maximum enhancement of about 40%.