Two-dimensional electron density in the solar corona from inversion of white light images - Application to SOHO/LASCO-C2 observations

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 393, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 295-304

  Quemerais E ^a   Lamy, P ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Scattering; Sun: Corona; Sun: General

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ELECTRON RADIAL DENSITY; SOLAR CORONA;

SUN;

EID: 0036792299     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20021019     Document Type: Article

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