Observational Plasma Astrophysics: Five Years of Yohkoh and Beyond /

Since its launch in 1991, the Yohkoh satellite has been returning unprecedented observations of solar flares and the dynamic solar corona. This book is a collection of papers presented at a meeting held in: Yoyogi, Tokyo, on the occasion of Yohkoh's fifth anniversary of operation. The papers co...

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Main Author: Watanabe, T. (Tetsuya)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kosugi, Takeo, Sterling, Alphonse C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer, 1998.
Series:Astrophysics and space science library ; 229.
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Summary:Since its launch in 1991, the Yohkoh satellite has been returning unprecedented observations of solar flares and the dynamic solar corona. This book is a collection of papers presented at a meeting held in: Yoyogi, Tokyo, on the occasion of Yohkoh's fifth anniversary of operation. The papers constitute a summary of observations and results over the five years, including contributions based on data from Yohkoh's hard and soft X-ray telescopes and its spectrometer experiments. The five years of data, covering approximately one-half of a solar cycle, reveal a fresh perspective on solar science, with a new picture of solar flares and the active Sun emerging. Also, for the first time there are extensive results from Yohkoh observations of the Sun during the solar minimum period. <br/> This wide-ranging volume will be of interest to workers in solar physics and X-ray astronomy. It also contains material appropriate for supplemental reading for graduate students in solar physics.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (416 pages)
ISBN:9789401152204 (electronic bk.)
9401152209 (electronic bk.)