Abstract
Spectroheliograms taken in the CN(0, 0) violet band near λ 3883 Å show very small scale network and cell structures with high contrast. The bandhead itself, which is a broad feature due to overlap of several CN lines, allows the diagnostic simplicity of a continuum since motions, magnetic fields, and broadening mechanisms are unimportant. We have obtained spectroheliograms in the bandhead and center-to-limb photoelectric spectra of CN(0, 0) at Kitt Peak National Observatory. From the photoelectric spectra and a detailed analysis of the formation of the CN(0, 0) spectrum we derive a best-fit one-component upper photospheric model differing from that of the HSRA and recommend a change in solar carbon abundance from the HSRA value of logA c = 8.55 to logA c = 8.25. From the calibrated spectroheliograms we consider a multi-component model to account for the observed fine structure intensity variations.
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Staff Member, Laboratory Astrophysics Division, National Bureau of Standards.
Visiting Astronomer at Kitt Peak National Observatory, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under contract with the National Science Foundation.
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Mount, G.H., Linsky, J.L. & Shine, R.A. One- and multi-component models of the upper photosphere based on molecular spectra. Sol Phys 32, 13–30 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00152726
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