Abstract.
Spectroscopic observations of off-limb corona have been done using 25
cm
chronograph of National Astronomical Observatory, Norikura, Japan.
Raster scans were made using forbidden iron lines in optical regime, namely [Fe X]
6374 Ao
(red line), [Fe XI] 7892 Ao, [Fe XIII] 10747 Ao and [Fe
XIV] 5303 Ao(green line), with two lines simultaneously. Using those scans
from
mid-latitude to polar regions taken in September 2004, the variation of
intensity ratios and spectral line widths with height and from structure
to
structure are studied. The results indicate that the line width of
green line
decreases with height whereas that of red line increases and the other
two
lines show intermediate behavior irrespective of the structure. Also,
the
intensity ratio of green line to red line decreases with height whereas
that of
other two increases with respect to red line. The possible explanation
suggested
for this complex behavior including the comparison of the gradients from
structure to structure and also with the earlier equatorial region
results will
be discussed.