Bibcode
Berrilli, F.; Florio, A.; Consolini, G.; Bavassano, B.; Briand, C.; Bruno, R.; Caccin, B.; Carbone, V.; Ceppatelli, G.; Egidi, A.; Ermolli, I.; Mainella, G.; Pietropaolo, E.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.344, p.L29-L32 (1999)
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1999
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Description
The first high spectral resolution and white-light images obtained at
the THEMIS telescope with the Italian Panoramic Monochromator (IPM), are
analyzed to study intensity and velocity fluctuations in the photosphere
of the sun. Monochromatic images, in two spectral ranges around 538.03
nm (C I line) and 557.61 nm (Fe I line), are used to characterize the
vertical structure of the photosphere. Granulation cells and granules
are obtained by segmentation of white-light images using suitable
finding algorithms. We observe the height dependence of velocity vs.
intensity fluctuations, and we found a dependence of velocity and
intensity on granule dimension. Our results show that granules increase
their intensity with dimension in the lower solar photosphere. In the
higher photosphere, on the contrary, the intensity decreases with the
dimension. Based on THEMIS/CNRS-INSU/CNR telescope observations