Observations of the 1963 July 20 Solar Eclipse: II. The Electron Density in the Solar Corona in the Region 5 < R/R0 < 16 obtained from Measurements of Fraunhofer Line Depth, and the Polarization of the F Corona

Abstract

Values of P _F , the polarization of the dust component of the solar corona, are calculated using the values of K / K+F obtained from the observations of line depth described in Paper I of this series, and observed values of the total polarization of the corona. Electron densities are calculated in the region 5 < R / R₀ < 16. A model of the corona, including electron densities, is given to a distance of 40 R₀ from the Sun.