Title: Structure of the solar chromosphere. II - The underlying photosphere and temperature-minimum region
Abstract:view Abstract Citations (514) References (97) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Structure of the solar chromosphere. II. The underlying photosphere and t...view Abstract Citations (514) References (97) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Structure of the solar chromosphere. II. The underlying photosphere and temperature-minimum region. Vernazza, J. E. ; Avrett, E. H. ; Loeser, R. Abstract The paper presents a non-LTE empirical model of the quiet solar photosphere and the temperature-minimum region. The continuous spectrum computed from this model is in good overall agreement with available disk-center observations throughout the wavelength range from 0.125 to 500 microns. It is found that (1) absolute-intensity measurements are needed in the range between 1 and 2 microns to establish the structure of the deepest observable layers; (2) absolute-intensity or flux measurements are needed in the range between 20 and 200 microns to determine whether the minimum solar temperature occurring between the photosphere and the chromosphere is as low as indicated by present observations or much higher, as recent theoretical predictions indicate; (3) studies of the far-ultraviolet spectrum based on the assumption of LTE can be substantially in error; and (4) line opacity seems to account for the 'missing opacity' in the ultraviolet. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Pub Date: January 1976 DOI: 10.1086/190356 Bibcode: 1976ApJS...30....1V Keywords: Chromosphere; Photosphere; Solar Atmosphere; Solar Spectra; Solar Temperature; Astronomical Models; Continuous Spectra; Infrared Spectra; Stellar Structure; Ultraviolet Spectra; Solar Physics full text sources ADS |Read More