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On the determination of coronal temperature from the decay of type III radio bursts

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Assumptions inherent in the determination of coronal temperature from the decay rate of type III radio bursts are examined. It is suggested that no reliable temperature estimates can yet be made.

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  1. Dept. of Astro-Geophysics, University of Colorado, 80302, Boulder, Colo., U.S.A.

    A. C. Riddle

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Riddle, A.C. On the determination of coronal temperature from the decay of type III radio bursts. Sol Phys 34, 181–184 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00149609

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