TURBULENT VELOCITIES AND ION TEMPERATURES IN THE SOLAR CORONA OBTAINED FROM SUMER LINE WIDTHS

Turbulent plasma velocities and ion temperatures were determined from the line widths recorded by the Solar Ultraviolet Measurements of Emit ted Radiation instrument on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spa cecraft. From the widths of the lines of five light elements (Ne, Na, Mg, Si, and S) and a heavy element (Fe), it was possible to determine the contributions of turbulent plasma motion and ion thermal motion to the line widths. The results indicated that the turbulent velocity wa s approximately 22 km s(-1) at 30 '' above the limb and decreased to l ess than 10 km s(-1) at 109 '' and 209 '' above the limb. At 30 '' abo ve the limb, the ion temperatures of the hotter lines were comparable to the electron temperatures for ionization equilibrium. The ion tempe ratures of the cooler lines were higher than the ionization equilibriu m temperatures; at 109 '' and 209 '' above the limb, the ion temperatu res were at least a factor of 2.5 higher than the ionization equilibri um temperatures.