Abstract:
During a coordinated campaign that took place in 2001 May, a C-class flare was observed both with SOHO instruments and with the Dunn Solar Telescope of the National Solar Observatory at Sacramento Peak. In two previous papers we described the observations and discussed some dynamical aspects of the earlier phases of the flare, as well as the helium line formation in the active region prior to the event. Here we extend the analysis of the helium line formation to the later phases of the flare in two different locations of the flaring area. We have devised a new technique, exploiting all available information from various SOHO instruments, to determine the spectral distribution of the photoionizing EUV radiation produced by the corona overlying the two target regions. In order to find semiempirical models matching all of our observables, we analyzed the effect on the calculated helium spectrum, both of AHe (the He abundance) and of the uncertainties in the incident EUV radiation (level and spectral distribution). We found that the abundance has in most cases (but not in all) a larger effect than the coronal back-radiation. The result of our analysis is that, considering the error of the measured lines and adopting our best estimate for the coronal EUV illumination, the value AHe = 0.075 ± 0.010 in the chromosphere (for T > 6300 K) and transition region yields reasonably good matches for all the observed lines. This value is marginally consistent with the most commonly accepted photospheric value, A He = 0.085. © 2008. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
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Título: | Helium line formation and abundance during a C-class flare |
Autor: | Andretta, V.; Mauas, P.J.D.; Falchi, A.; Teriaca, L. |
Filiación: | INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, Salita Moiariello 16, I-80131 Napoli, Italy Instituto de Astronomia y Fisica del Espacio, Argentina INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Italy Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Germany
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Palabras clave: | Sun: abundances; Sun: activity; Sun: chromosphere |
Año: | 2008
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Volumen: | 681
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Número: | 1
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Página de inicio: | 650
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Página de fin: | 663
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/587933 |
Título revista: | Astrophysical Journal
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Título revista abreviado: | Astrophys. J.
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ISSN: | 0004637X
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Registro: | https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_0004637X_v681_n1_p650_Andretta |
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Andretta, V., Mauas, P.J.D., Falchi, A. & Teriaca, L.
(2008)
. Helium line formation and abundance during a C-class flare. Astrophysical Journal, 681(1), 650-663.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/587933---------- CHICAGO ----------
Andretta, V., Mauas, P.J.D., Falchi, A., Teriaca, L.
"Helium line formation and abundance during a C-class flare"
. Astrophysical Journal 681, no. 1
(2008) : 650-663.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/587933---------- MLA ----------
Andretta, V., Mauas, P.J.D., Falchi, A., Teriaca, L.
"Helium line formation and abundance during a C-class flare"
. Astrophysical Journal, vol. 681, no. 1, 2008, pp. 650-663.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/587933---------- VANCOUVER ----------
Andretta, V., Mauas, P.J.D., Falchi, A., Teriaca, L. Helium line formation and abundance during a C-class flare. Astrophys. J. 2008;681(1):650-663.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/587933