Calibrated solar S-index time series

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The most commonly used index of stellar magnetic activity is the instrumental flux scale of singly ionized calcium H & K line core emission, S, developed by the Mount Wilson Observatory (MWO) HK Project, or the derivative index R'HK. Accurately placing the Sun on the S scale is important for comparing solar activity to that of the Sun-like stars. We present previously unpublished measurements of the reflected sunlight from the Moon using the second-generation MWO HK photometer during solar cycle 23 and determine cycle minimum S_23,min_=0.1634+/-0.0008, amplitude {Delta}S_23_=0.0143+/-0.0012, and mean =0.1701+/-0.0005. By establishing a proxy relationship with the closely related National Solar Observatory Sacramento Peak calcium K emission index, itself well correlated with the Kodaikanal Observatory plage index, we extend the MWO S time series to cover cycles 15-24 and find on average =0.1621+/-0.0008, =0.0145+/-0.0012, =0.1694+/-0.0005. Our measurements represent an improvement over previous estimates that relied on stellar measurements or solar proxies with non-overlapping time series. We find good agreement from these results with measurements by the Solar-Stellar Spectrograph at Lowell Observatory, an independently calibrated instrument, which gives us additional confidence that we have accurately placed the Sun on the S-index flux scale.

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DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.18350025
Source https://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/lp/custom/CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/835/25
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Provenance
Creator Egeland R.; Soon W.; Baliunas S.; Hall J.C.; Pevtsov A.A.; Bertello L.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2017
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Physics; Solar System Astronomy