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High dispersion spectroscopy of quiescent prominences

II: Vertical structure of the line-of-sight velocity field

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A systematic study of the internal horizontal (line-of-sight) motions of quiescent prominences which were observed at the limb has been made by using fourier techniques to analyse the shift of the Ca ii K line as a function of height above the limb. The results indicate that a characteristic size for the velocity elements is present in ∼70% of the 13 prominences studied. This size of ∼4700 km is attributed to Alfvén waves induced by horizontal convective motions in the photosphere as previously suggested by Malville. The qualitative aspects of the observations are described by a simple model which is based on this hypothesis.

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  1. Indiana University and Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, Ariz., USA

    Lawrence W. Ramsey

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Presently at Department of Astronomy, Pennsylvania State University, 525 Davey Lab., University Park, PA 16802.

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Ramsey, L.W. High dispersion spectroscopy of quiescent prominences. Sol Phys 51, 307–313 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00216368

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