Time variability of the "quiet" Sun observed with TRACE. II. Physical parameters, temperature evolution, and energetics of extreme-ultraviolet nanoflares

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 535, Issue 2 PART 1, 2000, Pages 1047-1065

  Aschwanden, Markus J ^a   Tarbell, Ted D ^a   Nightingale, Richard W ^a   Schrijver, Carolus J ^a   Title, Alan ^a   Kankelborg, Charles C ^b   Martens, Piet ^b   Warren, Harry P ^c  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Sun: chromosphere; Sun: corona; Sun: transition region; Sun: UV radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034196597     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/308867     Document Type: Article

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