The Polarization of Coronal Emission Lines (Papers presented at the Proceedings of the International Symposium on the 1970 Solar Eclipse, held in Seattle, U. S. A. , 18-21 June, 1971.)
Abstract
By means of a photographic polarimeter, we attempted to measure both the amount and direction of linear polarization of all emission lines between 3400 and 9000 Å in the inner corona (1.034 ≤ r/r0 ≤ 1.085). Only the green and red coronal lines have been analyzed in detail. Neither of these lines shows polarization exceeding the probable error of 1.0% for λ 5303 and 1.8% for λ 6374. None of the other 17 coronal lines observed during the 7 March, 1970 solar eclipse show any obvious (>5%) polarization.
- Publication:
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Solar Physics
- Pub Date:
- December 1971
- DOI:
- 10.1007/BF00154296
- Bibcode:
- 1971SoPh...21..439B
- Keywords:
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- Emission Line;
- Probable Error;
- Linear Polarization;
- Solar Eclipse;
- Coronal Emission