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Palle, P. L.; Roca Cortes, T.; Isaak, G. R.; van der Raay, H. B.
Bibliographical reference
IN: European Regional Astronomy Meeting of the IAU, 10th, Prague, Czechoslovakia, Aug. 24-29, 1987, Proceedings. Volume 1 (A89-32451 13-92). Ondrejov, Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 1987, p. 177-180. Research sponsored by CAICYT and SERC.
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1987
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Description
Despite theoretical predictions on the existence of solar gravity
oscillations (g modes), their detection is still marginal. The main
reasons are their frequencies, nu less than 0.2 mHz, and amplitudes of
less than 10 cm/s. However, because these modes are extremely sensitive
to the physical conditions in the very deep sun, they can give detailed
information on the physics of the core. Using a resonant scattering
spectrophotometer the radial velocity of the sun was measured at the KI
769.9 nm. line with very high resolution and temporal stability. The
observations have been used to search for solar g modes. Analysis of the
whole lot of data as one single time series provides a spectral
resolution of 12 nHz, and signal with amplitude above noise level, about
1 cm/s. Several techniques are used in order to find the signature of g
modes and calculate the parameters P(0) and nu(r). Individual peaks,
well above noise level, are identified and their frequencies are likely
to correspond with g modes.