Title: Submillimeter extensions of the solar limb determined from observations of the total eclipse of 1981 July 31
Abstract: view Abstract Citations (16) References (7) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Submillimeter extensions of the solar limb determined from observations of the total eclipse of 1981 July 31 Lindsey, C. ; Becklin, E. E. ; Jefferies, J. T. ; Orrall, F. Q. ; Werner, M. W. ; Gatley, I. Abstract The authors present first results of observations of a lunar occultation of the solar limb made from the Kuiper Airborne Observatory in the 30, 50, 100, and 200 μm continuum during the total solar eclipse of 1981 July 31. The solar limb is found to be extended at the longer wavelengths up to 1000 km higher than predicted from smooth plane-parallel chromospheric models. Results at both second and third contact show the infrared limb extensions to be approximately 0arcsec.8, 1arcsec.5, 2arcsec.5, and 3arcsec.0 above the visible limb in the 30, 50, 100, and 200 μm bands, respectively. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: January 1983 DOI: 10.1086/183938 Bibcode: 1983ApJ...264L..25L Keywords: Solar Eclipses; Solar Limb; Submillimeter Waves; C-141 Aircraft; Chromosphere; Fine Structure; Infrared Radiation; Light (Visible Radiation); Solar Physics full text sources ADS |