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It is shown that comparing an observed Fraunhofer profile to a fitted gaussian yields more information on shape and asymmetry of the solar line than the simple bisector method.
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Pierce, A.K. Fraunhofer line profiles. Sol Phys 90, 195–197 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00153795
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00153795