Temperature structure of the quiet Sun X ray corona

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 104, Issue A5, 1999, Pages 9701-9708

  Alexander, David ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

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EID: 20044368489     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998ja900016     Document Type: Article

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