Author: PHILLIPS, KENNETH J. H. , URI FELDMAN & ENRICO LANDI
Title: Ultraviolet and X-Ray Spectroscopy of the Solar Atmosphere
Description: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. First Edition; First Edition. Original Boards. ISBN: 0521841607. 349 pages. With diagrams and illustrations. Stamped Damaged on verso title page. Minor shelfwear only. Otherwise in new condition. ; Hardcover; Quarto; The solar atmosphere, above the Sun's surface layers, reaches mega-kelvin temperatures and high levels of dynamic activity through processes involving a pervading magnetic field. This book explores one of the principal means of understanding the solar atmosphere, its ultraviolet and soft X-ray emission. The ultraviolet and X-ray spectra of the Sun's atmosphere provide valuable information about its nature - the heat and density of its various parts, its dynamics, and chemical composition. The principles governing spectral line and continuous emission, and how spectral studies lead to deductions about physical properties, are described, together with spacecraft instrumentation from Skylab, SolarMax, Yohkoh, SOHO, TRACE, and Hinode. With introductions to atomic physics and diagnostic techniques used by solar spectroscopists, a list of emission lines in ultraviolet and soft X-ray regions, and a glossary of terms, this is an ideal reference for graduate students and researchers in astrophysics and solar physics.. As New with no dust jacket .

Keywords: 0521841607 Spectrum Light X Ray