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Reeves, E. M.

Publications and source records attributed to Reeves, E. M..

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NASA NTRS1975

EUV observations of the active sun from the Harvard experiment on ATM

Some extreme UV observations of solar active regions made with a scanning spectroheliometer are described. Spectroheliograms constructed from digital data using a computer-driven cathode-ray tube display show clearly how the appearance of an active region changes as a function of temperature. Flare studies indicate that the impulsive rise in EUV emission occurs essentially simultaneously at all levels from the transition zone to the corona. Observations of sunspots reveal a very intense emission in transition zone lines. A matrix of Mg x rasters covering the entire sun reveals several hundred bright points having dimensions of 30 arc seconds or less. Other observations include coronal holes and prominences.

Noyes, R. W.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Extreme-ultraviolet observations of coronal holes - Initial results from Skylab

We compare the appearance and physical parameters of the solar chromosphere, transition zone, and corona in areas of coronal holes with that of quiet areas outside the hole. Measurements of the height of emission of various ions in a coronal hole appearing at the polar limb give a quantitative indication of the increased thickness of the transition zone underlying coronal holes.

Huber, M. C. E.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Solar prominences in the extreme ultraviolet as observed from the Apollo Telescope Mount

Observations of quiescent solar prominences with the Harvard College Observatory spectrometer aboard Skylab show that prominence material is optically thick in the Lyman alpha line and the Lyman continuum. The color temperature of the Lyman continuum has a mean of 6600 K and an upward gradient toward the top of the prominence. The departure coefficient of the ground state of hydrogen is found to be of the order of unity, as expected from theory. The optical depth of the C III sheath region is determined directly from the observation of the limb through the prominence and is used to infer the mean electron density and the temperature gradient of the sheath. The result implies that the sheath density is about 0.4, and the temperature gradient about 1.4 times the respective value in the C III transition zone of the quiet sun. The C III triplet-singlet ratio for the prominence is found to give a density compatible, within the uncertainty of the atomic parameters, with the density obtained from the optical depth.

Schmahl, E. J.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Initial results from the EUV spectroheliometer on ATM

The Harvard College Observatory photoelectric spectroheliometer on the Apollo Telescope Mount operated correctly in orbit from May 29, 1973 to Feb. 7, 1974. During this period many thousands of spatial and spectral scans at extreme ultraviolet wavelengths were recorded during observations of a variety of solar features. The construction and modes of operation of the instrument are outlined and the principal scientific results from a preliminary analysis of the data are described.

Reeves, E. M.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Rocket spectrometer for investigation of the far ultraviolet solar spectrum

A rocket-borne Ebert spectrometer and telescope were used for analysis of the solar spectrum. The instrument was arranged in the high resolution line scanning mode. Selected emission lines between 1170 and 1640 A were scanned, and a complete wavelength scan was made from 1170 A to 1850 A. Accurate measurements were made of the line profiles of the He II lines at 1640 A, C IV lines at 1550 A, Si IV lines at 1400 A, C II lines at 1335 A, the N V lines at 1240 A, and the C III lines at 1175 A. Accurate intensity measurements of the quiet sun spectrum for wavelengths between 1174 A and 3220 A were obtained. Spectral resolution was better than 0.03 A over most of the range and spatial resolution was relatively low so that the observations are averaged over the chromospheric network. Plots of absolute intensity versus wave length were prepared for the full wavelength range of the observations.

Parkinson, W. H.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Observations of the chromospheric network - Initial results from the Apollo Telescope Mount

A preliminary analysis of early data taken by the HCO spectrometer on Skylab shows that the solar chromospheric network can be clearly seen with varying contrast in the extreme-ultraviolet emission characteristic of temperatures between 10,000 K (the Lyman continuum) and 300,000 K (O VI). In the emission of Mg X, a coronal line formed at about 1,500,000 K, the network is generally unrecognizable. This is interpreted as being due to a spreading of the magnetic field lines of the network boundary in the height interval corresponding to the temperature difference between 300,000 and 1,500,000 K. We note that in certain anomalous cases, bright points of the network are seen to extend with high contrast and essentially unchanged in their cross-section through the full range of temperatures characteristic of the chromosphere, transition region, and low corona.

Reeves, E. M.↗
NASA NTRS1974

The photoelectric spectroheliometer on ATM

The Harvard College Observatory instrument on the Skylab Apollo Telescope Mount is a photoelectric spectroheliometer designed to obtain up to seven simultaneous spectroheliograms in the range between 280 and 1340 A with a spatial resolution of 5 arc sec, as well as spectral scans with a resolution of 1.6 A over the same range of wavelengths. The optical schematic of the instrument is illustrated and discussed. Because of its large size, the instrument has a sensitivity far greater than that of any other EUV spectroheliometer flown to date. The instrument has operated correctly in orbit since May 1973. Valuable data have been obtained during this period on a variety of solar phenomena, on the comet Kohoutek, and on the atmospheres of the earth and Mercury. The instrument was successfully recalibrated in orbit by comparing the response with that of recently calibrated spectroheliometers flown on sounding rockets.

Reeves, E. M.↗
NASA NTRS1973

The Harvard experiment on OSO-6 - Instrumentation, calibration, operation, and description of observations.

The Harvard experiment carried by OSO-6 was an extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) spectrometer-spectroheliometer with a wavelength range of 285 to 1385 A, a spatial and spectral bandwidth of 35 x 35(arc sec) squared and 3 A, respectively. The instrument acquired data that have been deposited with the National Space Science Data Center and World Data Center A at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and are now available in their entirety to the scientific community. Aspects of the experiment that are relevant to potential users of the data are described - namely, instrument configuration and parameters, laboratory and inflight calibrations, as well as operational capabilities and procedures. The observations obtained are reported, and the nature, number, and dates of observation, where relevant, are listed.

Huber, M. C. E.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Extreme-ultraviolet emission from solar prominences.

Spectra and spectroheliograms of prominences have been obtained at wavelengths of 300 to 1400 A from instruments aboard the OSO 4 and OSO 6 spacecraft. Quiescent prominences appear in emission above the limb for all strong lines formed at temperatures below 300,000 K, but not at higher temperatures. The gas pressure in the 100,000-K transition zone around prominences is approximately equal to that in the cooler (6500 K) central regions. The temperature and the hydrogen ground-state departure coefficient in the central regions are determined from the Lyman-continuum spectrum. Prominences on the disk (filaments) are visible in absorption in many lines, especially those at wavelengths below the hydrogen Lyman limit at 912 A.

Noyes, R. W.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Observing programs in solar physics during the 1973 ATM Skylab program.

Description of the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM), a set of spaceborne X-ray, ultraviolet, and visible-light telescopes intended to implement the extensive series of solar observations representing one of the major tasks assigned to the three-man crews who will perform three (respectively 28-, 56-, and 56-day long) manned orbital flights in mid-1973, known collectively as the Skylab mission. The ATM capabilities, its principal scientific goals, and planned observing program are reviewed, along with the methods to be used for coordinating the observations with ground-based and other kinds of solar observations.

Reeves, E. M.↗
NASA NTRS1972

EUV observations of the chromospheric network.

Extreme ultraviolet observations of a quiet region of the sun on Aug. 18, 1969, with the Harvard spectroheliometer on OSO 6 indicate that the chromospheric network can be observed in lines of the chromosphere and transition region (T = 840,000 K) with almost identical structure. At coronal heights, the network changes but some residual structure can still be discerned in Mg X and perhaps Si XII, although there is little or no evidence remaining in Fe XVI.

Reeves, E. M.↗
NASA NTRS1971

Real time control of the observing program of an Orbiting Solar Observatory.

Discussion of some innovations in the ground control optimization of the modes of data acquisition once an instrument is in orbit, as illustrated by the Harvard experiment on OSO 6. A detailed description is given of the instrumentation on board OSO 6 which provided a capability of performing spatial scans of the solar disk and the ability to obtain the spectra of selected features on the solar disk. The method of receiving and displaying the data transmitted by the satellite in real time is described, as well as the procedure followed in developing preflight observing objectives and in evaluating completed observations. A typical process of data acquisition to obtain wavelength scans of selected features on the solar disk is illustrated, and a number of collaborative investigations involving simultaneous coordinated observations from the ground and from space are cited.

Reeves, E. M.↗