The Sun as an X-ray star: Active region evolution, rotational modulation, and implications for stellar X-ray variability

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 424, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 677-689

  Orlando, S ^a   Peres, G ^b   Reale, F ^b  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Stars: activity; Stars: coronae; Sun: activity; Sun: corona

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT FLUX; LUMINESCENCE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SUN; TELESCOPES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; X RAYS;

SOLAR FLARES; STARS: ACTIVITY; STARS: CORONAE; SUN: ACTIVITY; SUN: CORONA;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 4544325019     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20040207     Document Type: Article

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