Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society (천문학회지)

The Korean Astronomical Society (한국천문학회)
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CORONAL TEMPERATURE, DENSITY AND NONTHERMAL VELOCITY DERIVED FROM SERTS EUV SPECTRA

  • MOON YONG-JAE (Korea Astronomy Observatory, Department of Astronomy, Seoul National University) ;
  • YUN HONG-SIK (Department of Astronomy, Seoul National University) ;
  • DAVILA J. M. (Solar Physics Branch, Laboratory for Astronomy and Solar Physics, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) ;
  • PARK YOUNG DEUK (Korea Astronomy Observatory)
  • Published : 1996.10.01
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Abstract

To derive coronal temperature, electron density and nonthermal velocity, we have analyzed high resolution spectra (e.g., Fe XII 338.3, Fe XII 352.1, Fe XIV 334.2, Fe XIV 353.8, Fe XV 284.2, Fe XV 321.8, Fe XV 327.0, Fe XVI 335.4, and Fe XVI 360.8) taken from AR 6615 by SERTS (Solar Extreme Ultraviolet Rocket Telescope and Spectrograph). Important findings emerging from the present study are as follows: (1) Temperature estimated from Fe XVI 335.4 and Fe XIV, 334.2 is $\~2.4\times10^6 K$ and no systematic difference in temperature is found between the active region and its adjacent quiet region; (2) Mean electron density estimated from Fe XV is $\~3\times10^9 cm^{-3}\;and\;\~10^{10} cm^{-3}$ from Fe XII and Fe XIV; (3) Mean density of the active region is found to be higher than that of the quiet region by a factor of 2; (4) Nonthermal velocity estimated from Fe XV and Fe XVI is $20\times25 km\;s^{-l}$ which decreases with increasing ionization temperatures. This supports the notion that the nonthermal velocity declines outwards above the transition region.

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