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Influence of magnetic fields on the structure of the solar corona∗

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

G. Newkirk ,
M. D. Altschuler  and
J. Harvey
G. Newkirk
Affiliation:
High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colo., U.S.A.
M. D. Altschuler
Affiliation:
High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colo., U.S.A.
J. Harvey
Affiliation:
High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colo., U.S.A.

Abstract

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A current-free approximation to the coronal magnetic field is calculated from measured photospheric magnetic fields (Mt. Wilson) and traced by computer. The calculated field structure is then compared to a white-light photograph of the November 12, 1966 eclipse.

Type
Part V: Coronal and Interplanetary Structure of an Active Region
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 35: Structure and Development of Solar Active Regions , 1968 , pp. 379 - 384
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1968 

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