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Intensity profiles of a sunspot near the solar limb

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Photo-electric observations of the intensity profile of a sunspot at a heliocentric angle of 76° at four wavelengths are reported. An intensity peak at the centre-side penumbra-photosphere border predicted by Jensen et al. (1969) has been observed.

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    E. A. Mallia

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Mallia, E.A. Intensity profiles of a sunspot near the solar limb. Sol Phys 13, 319–322 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00153553

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