Rotational modulation of Ca K flux ratio and sunspot number |
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Authors: | R. W. Stimets C. Londono |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Physics, University of Lowell, Lowell, Mass., USA |
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Abstract: | The results of daily monitoring of the Ca K flux variations of integrated sunlight during the period 1 July 1979–18 February 1980 are presented, and the data analyzed by both power spectrum and autocorrelation methods. The latter method is found to be superior; in it the autocorrelation function is fit to a model having three parameters, viz. the maximum long-term autocorrelation c1, the rotational period 0 and an effective lifetime 1. Values of c1 = 0.26, 0 = 25.9 days, and 1 = 500 days are obtained for the Ca K flux ratio; somewhat different values of c1 = 0.77, 0 = 28.0 days, and 1 = 89 days are obtained for the sunspot number for the same period. Rotational modulation is clearly evident for the relatively weak chromosphere of the Sun and should be even more easily observed for more active stars. |
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