Se. Gibson et al., Solar minimum streamer densities and temperatures using Whole Sun Month coordinated data sets, J GEO R-S P, 104(A5), 1999, pp. 9691-9699
We model electron densities of the simplest, most symmetric solar minimum s
treamer structure observed during the Whole Sun Month (WSM) campaign, using
coronal observations of both visible white light and extreme ultraviolet (
EUV) emission. Using white light data from the SOHO/LASCO/C2 and HAO/ Mauna
Loa Mark 3 coronagraphs, we determine electron densities by way of a Van d
e Hulst inversion. We compare the white light densities to those determined
from the density sensitive EUV line ratios of Si IX 350/342 Angstrom obser
ved by the SOHO/coronal diagnostic spectrometer (CDS). Moreover, from the w
hite light density profiles we calculate hydrostatic temperature profiles a
nd compare to temperatures derived from the Si XII/Mg X line ratio. We find
the white light and spectral analysis produce consistent density and tempe
rature information.