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Science 26 May 1995:
Vol. 268. no. 5214, pp. 1155 - 1158
DOI: 10.1126/science.7761830
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Science, Vol 268, Issue 5214, 1155-1158
Copyright © 1995 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Water on the sun

L Wallace, P Bernath, W Livingston, K Hinkle, J Busler, B Guo, and K Zhang

Kitt Peak National Observatory, National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Tucson, AZ 85726, USA.

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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