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We report the results of the first observations of solar coronal bright points at 6 cm wavelength using the Very Large Array (VLA), with a spatial resolution of ∼ 1″.2. The maximum brightness temperature of the sources observed is ≈ 3 × 104 K with a mean value of ≈ 1 × 104 K (above the quiet Sun value). The lifetime of most sources is between 5 and 20 min. The average diameter of the sources is about 5–15″ arc. The sources are gaussian-like near the footpoint of miniature loops and they appear in groups. The observations indicate that significant fluctuations in the brightness temperature (sometimes quasi-periodic) and in the spatial extents of these sources can occur over periods of a few minutes.
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On leave from Beijing Observatory, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China.
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Fu, Q., Kundu, M.R. & Schmahl, E.J. Coronal bright points at 6 cm wavelength. Sol Phys 108, 99–111 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00152080
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