Published November 20, 1981 | Version v1
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Measurement of solar radius changes

Creators

  • 1. Carnegie Institution of Washington, Pasadena, CA

Description

Photoelectric solar radius measurements since 1974 at Mount Wilson show no change in the solar radius, with a limit of about 0.1 arc second (1 standard deviation), over the interval. The limit is set by residual systematic effects

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Science (Washington, D.C.)
Journal Volume
214
Series
Science (Washington, D.C.).
Journal Page Range
907-909

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13676768
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LEAST SQUARE FIT; PHOTOMETRY; SIZE; SUN; VARIATIONS
Descriptors DEC
DATA; INFORMATION; MAIN SEQUENCE STARS; MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD FIT; NUMERICAL DATA; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; STARS