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Quantitative analysis of Skylab X-ray pictures of the Sun by means of iterative deconvolution

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Due to the broad wings of the point spread function of the Wolter telescopes used in the Skylab mission for taking X-ray pictures of the solar corona, the images are blurred around bright emission regions. As a result, the maps of temperature and emission measure are distorted. A procedure for the iterative deconvolution of X-ray pictures is given and applied to the images taken by the AS & E Inc. and the Aerospace Corporation instruments.

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Maute, K., Elwert, G. Quantitative analysis of Skylab X-ray pictures of the Sun by means of iterative deconvolution. Sol Phys 70, 273–291 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00151334

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