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The solar transition region
- Title
- The solar transition region / John T. Mariska.
- Author
- Mariska, John T.
- Publication
- Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QB528 .M33 1992 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiv, 276 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
- Series Statement
- Cambridge astrophysics series ; 23
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge astrophysics series ; 23.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-267) and indexes.
- Contents
- Preface -- 1 Introduction (starting p. 1) -- 1.1 Historical Overview (starting p. 1) -- 1.2 The UV and EUV Solar Spectrum (starting p. 4) -- 1.3 The Outer Layers of the Solar Atmosphere (starting p. 7) -- 1.4 Scope of this Book (starting p. 14) -- 2 Emission-Line Spectroscopy (starting p. 17) -- 2.1 Atomic Processes in the Transition Region (starting p. 17) -- 2.2 Formation of Optically-Thin Emission Lines (starting p. 19) -- 2.3 Excitation (starting p. 20) -- 2.4 Ionization (starting p. 26) -- 2.5 Abundances (starting p. 34) -- 2.6 Radiation (starting p. 37) -- 2.7 Opacity (starting p. 40) -- 2.8 Diagnostics (starting p. 41) -- 3 Emission-Line Intensity Observations (starting p. 51) -- 3.1 Disk Observations (starting p. 51) -- 3.2 Limb Observations (starting p. 56) -- 3.3 Temporal Observations (starting p. 60) -- 3.4 Relation to Chromospheric Fine Structure (starting p. 62) -- 3.5 Relation to the Magnetic Field (starting p. 67) -- 3.6 Relation to Coronal Structure (starting p. 69) -- 4 Physical Conditions (starting p. 74) -- 4.1 Methods of Calculating Emission Measures (starting p. 74) -- 4.2 Emission Measure Structure of the Transition Region (starting p. 79) -- 4.3 Abundances (starting p. 81) -- 4.4 Density Diagnostics (starting p. 84) -- 4.5 Temperature Diagnostics (starting p. 108) -- 5 High-Resolution Spectroscopy (starting p. 114) -- 5.1 Emission-Line Profiles (starting p. 114) -- 5.2 Line Width Observations (starting p. 116) -- 5.3 Doppler Shifts (starting p. 129) -- 5.4 Non-Gaussian Line Profiles (starting p. 141) -- 5.5 Temporal Variations (starting p. 151) -- 5.6 Diagnostic Implications of a Dynamic Transition Region (starting p. 157) -- 6 Empirical Transition Region Models (starting p. 165) -- 6.1 Transforming Spectroscopic Data into Empirical Models (starting p. 165) -- 6.2 Effect of Inhomogeneous Structures (starting p. 173) -- 6.3 Consequences of the Empirical Models (starting p. 182) -- 6.4 Empirical Energy Balance (starting p. 185) -- 6.5 Examining the Energy Balance Directly Using the Emission Measure (starting p. 190) -- 6.6 Observed Structure and Energy Balance (starting p. 193) -- 7 Physical Transition Region Models (starting p. 196) -- 7.1 Role of the Magnetic Field (starting p. 196) -- 7.2 Model Equations (starting p. 200) -- 7.3 Static Models (starting p. 203) -- 7.4 Steady Flow Models (starting p. 212) -- 7.5 Dynamic Transition Region Models (starting p. 219) -- 7.6 Cool Loop Models (starting p. 224) -- 7.7 Additional Physics (starting p. 232) -- 8 The Transition Region in Perspective (starting p. 238) -- 8.1 Stellar Transition Regions (starting p. 238) -- 8.2 Physical Models and Observed Structure (starting p. 248) -- References (starting p. 256) -- Author Index (starting p. 268) -- Subject Index (starting p. 273)
- ISBN
- 0521382610
- 9780521382618
- LCCN
- 92003574
- OCLC
- 25317631
- ocm25317631
- SCSB-8955960
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library