1948•The Astrophysical JournalRequires access
Superthermic Phenomena in Stellar Atmospheres. I. Spicules and the Solar Chromosphere.
R. N. Thomas
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Abstract
An interpretation of the chromospheric spicules as a system of superthermic jets is presented. It is suggested that the spicules may thus be the source of the energy needed to give the observed high chi~omospheric kinetic temperature. The possible configuration of the spicules, discussed on a hydrody- namic basis, is interpreted to obtain an estimate of the energy put into the chromosphere