PubMed · 7761830
Water on the sun.
Abstract
High-resolution infrared spectra of sunspot umbrae have been recorded with the 1-meter Fourier transform spectrometer on Kitt Peak. The spectra contain a very large number of water absorption features originating on the sun. These lines have been assigned to the pure rotation and the vibration-rotation transitions of hot water by comparison with high-temperature laboratory emission spectra.
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L Wallace, P Bernath, W Livingston, K Hinkle, J Busler, B Guo, K Zhang. 1995-05-26. Water on the sun.. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7761830
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