On the importance of background subtraction in the analysis of coronal loops observed with TRACE

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 515, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Terzo, S ^a   Reale, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Method: data analysis; Sun: corona; Sun: X rays, gamma rays

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; GAMMA RAYS; INTERPOLATION; PIXELS; SUN; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

BACKGROUND SUBTRACTION; BACKGROUND SUBTRACTION METHOD; BACKGROUND VALUE; COOLING LOOPS; CORONAL LOOPS; EMISSION DISTRIBUTION; METHOD: DATA ANALYSIS; SUN : CORONA; SURROUNDING REGIONS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TRACE OBSERVATIONS;

TRACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77952920587     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913469     Document Type: Article

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