Coronal Fe XIII emission line in CN Leonis

This chart represents a "decomposition" of an emission line at wavelength 3388.1 Ångstrom (338.81 nm) into two components. The observed spectral intensity is indicated by the ''step''-curve (in blue). As will be seen, the sum (fully drawn red line) of a strong and narrow line from titanium ions (Ti II) in the stellar chromosphere (dashed, in red) and an underlying, much broader, coronal line from 12 times ionised iron (Fe XIII; dashed, in red, slightly to the right of the titanium line) fits the observed spectral intensity curve perfectly.

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Über das Bild

ID:eso0127d
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:1. August 2001
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso0127
Größe:800 x 726 px

Über das Objekt

Name:CN Leonis
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Type : Variable : Flare Star
Entfernung:8 Lichtjahre
Kategorie:Stars

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Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichWellenlängeTeleskop
Ultraviolett
U
338 nmVery Large Telescope
UVES