EUV spectra of the full solar disk: Analysis and results of the cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer (CHIPS)

Solar Physics

Volumn 264, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 287-309

  Sirk, M M ^a   Hurwitz, M ^a   Marchant, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corona; Solar EUV irradiance; Spectral line, intensity and diagnostics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954757204     PISSN: 00380938     EISSN: 1573093X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11207-010-9591-7     Document Type: Article

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