[Loops] EIS AR Loops - Tripathi et al, 2009, ApJ

[H.E.Mason at damtp.cam.ac.uk]

Hi Leon,

thanks for your comment. 

I agree that we are looking at fine threads making up a loop 
like structure. The question is why the lower temperature structures 
are spatially more defined than the higher temperature structures. 
We are providing evidence from EIS that this is indeed the case.
Obviously more work needs to be done, studying other active
regions. This is something we discussed at the Napa workshop. 
Your interpretation is not inconsistent with our findings. 
Is there a ref for your paper with Joan?

I look forward to seeing (and working with) new data in this
regard.

Best wishes,
helen

On Jan 6 2009, Leon Golub wrote:

>Helen et al.,
>
>I can't let this go uncommented. Even though this paper was 
>accepted (I know, I was the editor) I disagree with the conclusion
>that hot loops are fuzzier. Yes, that's what you see, but it is
>also explainable if the hot parts of the AR have many fine threads
>(unresolved at present resolution) with a large filling factor.
>That as the conclusion Joan and I came to from analyzing 284A
>data.
>
>Anyway, this won't be settled until we fly an imager with higher
>resolution. We're proposing one this year and I'm hoping we get
>the chance to clear this up, finally.
>Cheers,
>
>Leon
>