Ultraviolet and X-ray Spectroscopy of the Solar Atmosphere
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- Authors:
- Kenneth J. H. Phillips, Natural History Museum, London
- Uri Feldman
- Enrico Landi
- Date Published: October 2012
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107407916
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The solar atmosphere, above the Sun's surface layers, reaches mega-kelvin temperatures and high levels of dynamic activity through processes involving a pervading magnetic field. This book explores one of the principal means of understanding the solar atmosphere, its ultraviolet and soft X-ray emission. The ultraviolet and X-ray spectra of the Sun's atmosphere provide valuable information about its nature - the heat and density of its various parts, its dynamics, and chemical composition. The principles governing spectral line and continuous emission, and how spectral studies lead to deductions about physical properties, are described, together with spacecraft instrumentation from Skylab, SolarMax, Yohkoh, SOHO, TRACE, and Hinode. With introductions to atomic physics and diagnostic techniques used by solar spectroscopists, a list of emission lines in ultraviolet and soft X-ray regions, and a glossary of terms, this is an ideal reference for graduate students and researchers in astrophysics and solar physics.
Read more- Features spectroscopic diagnostic techniques not found elsewhere
- Extensive appendices list emission lines in the ultraviolet and soft X-ray region for easy reference
- Contains significant recent findings from spacecraft including SOHO, TRACE, Yohkoh, and SolarMax
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'This new monograph is an outstanding - and all too rare - example of a state-of-the-art review of a topic of major astrophysical significance, set out and written by three international leaders in the field … the volume will be a valuable aid to students and senior researchers alike.' Contemporary Physics
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- Date Published: October 2012
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107407916
- length: 360 pages
- dimensions: 244 x 170 x 19 mm
- weight: 0.57kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. The solar atmosphere
2. Fundamentals of solar radiation
3. Fundamentals of atomic physics
4. Mechanisms of formation of the solar spectrum
5. Plasma diagnostic techniques
6. Ultraviolet and X-ray emission lines
7. Spectrometers and imagers for observing the solar ultraviolet and X-ray spectrum
8. Quiet Sun and coronal holes
9. Active regions
10. Solar flares
11. Element abundances
Appendices
References
Index.
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