9.3  Temperatures using the emission measure loci approach


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Figure 26: [from Del Zanna & Mason 2003] The loop (black), background (white) areas.

A quick and useful method to inspect the plasma distribution in temperature is the emission measure loci approach.

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Figure 27: [from Del Zanna & Mason 2003] The emission measure curves obtained from the background-subtracted line intensities of the loop (left) and those of the background (right), for the region B