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Index Richard B. Dunn

Richard Brandner Dunn (December 14, 1927 – September 29, 2005) was an American solar physicist and astronomer who was a pioneer in solar physics.[1]

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  1. 50 relations: Air Force Research Laboratory, American Astronomical Society, Ancestry.com, Astronomy, Astrophysics Data System, Bachelor of Engineering, Baltimore, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, CH2M, Convection, Donald Howard Menzel, Focal length, Gale (publisher), George Ellery Hale Prize, Halbert L. Dunn, Harvard University, John Wainwright Evans, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Lyot filter, Maryland, Mechanical engineering, Mercury (element), Minneapolis, Minnesota, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, National Science Foundation, National Solar Observatory, Optical resolution, Parkinson's disease, Photoemission spectroscopy, Physics Today, Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope, Solar flare, Solar Observing Optical Network, Solar phenomena, Solar physics, Solar Physics (journal), Solar prominence, Solar spicule, Solar telescope, Star Tribune, Sun, Sunspot, New Mexico, The New York Times, Thesis, United States Army, University of Minnesota, Vacuum, Vacuum chamber, World War II.

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Air Force Research Laboratory

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is a scientific research and development detachment of the United States Air Force Materiel Command dedicated to leading the discovery, development, and integration of direct-energy based aerospace warfighting technologies, planning and executing the Air Force science and technology program, and providing warfighting capabilities to United States air, space, and cyberspace forces.

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American Astronomical Society

The American Astronomical Society (AAS, sometimes spoken as "double-A-S") is an American society of professional astronomers and other interested individuals, headquartered in Washington, DC.

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Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah.

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Astronomy

Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos.

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Astrophysics Data System

The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a digital library portal for researchers on astronomy and physics, operated for NASA by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

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Bachelor of Engineering

A Bachelor of Engineering (BE or BEng), Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE), or Bachelor of Science and Engineering is an undergraduate academic degree awarded to a college graduate majoring in an engineering discipline at a higher education institution.

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Baltimore

Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland.

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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society

Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society (BAAS; Bull. Am. Astron. Soc.) is the journal of record for the American Astronomical Society established in 1969.

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CH2M

CH2M, earlier CH2M Hill, was an engineering company that provided consulting, design, construction, and operations services for corporations and governments.

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Convection

Convection is single or multiphase fluid flow that occurs spontaneously due to the combined effects of material property heterogeneity and body forces on a fluid, most commonly density and gravity (see buoyancy).

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Donald Howard Menzel

Donald Howard Menzel (April 11, 1901 – December 14, 1976) was one of the first theoretical astronomers and astrophysicists in the United States. Richard B. Dunn and Donald Howard Menzel are American astronomers.

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Focal length

The focal length of an optical system is a measure of how strongly the system converges or diverges light; it is the inverse of the system's optical power.

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Gale (publisher)

Gale is a global provider of research and digital learning resources.

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George Ellery Hale Prize

The George Ellery Hale Prize, or Hale Prize, is awarded annually by the Solar Physics Division of the American Astronomical Society for outstanding contributions over an extended period of time to the field of solar astronomy.

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Halbert L. Dunn

Halbert L. Dunn, M.D. (1896–1975) was the leading figure in establishing a national vital statistics system in the United States and is known as the "father of the wellness movement".

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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John Wainwright Evans

John Wainwright Evans (May 14, 1909 – October 31, 1999) was an American solar astronomer born in New York City.

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Las Cruces, New Mexico

Las Cruces ("the crosses") is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico and the seat of Doña Ana County.

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Lyot filter

A Lyot filter (polarization-interference monochromator, birefringent filter), named for its inventor and French astronomer Bernard Lyot, is a type of optical filter that uses birefringence to produce a narrow passband of transmitted wavelengths.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

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Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement.

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Mercury (element)

Mercury is a chemical element; it has symbol Hg and atomic number 80.

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Minneapolis

Minneapolis, officially the City of Minneapolis, is a city in and the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. With a population of 429,954, it is the state's most populous city as of the 2020 census. It occupies both banks of the Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States.

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National Optical Astronomy Observatory

The National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) was the United States national observatory for ground-based nighttime ultraviolet-optical-infrared (OUVIR) astronomy.

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National Science Foundation

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.

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National Solar Observatory

The National Solar Observatory (NSO) is a United States federally funded research and development center to advance the knowledge of the physics of the Sun.

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Optical resolution

Optical resolution describes the ability of an imaging system to resolve detail, in the object that is being imaged.

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Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term neurodegenerative disease of mainly the central nervous system that affects both the motor and non-motor systems of the body.

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Photoemission spectroscopy

Photoemission spectroscopy (PES), also known as photoelectron spectroscopy, refers to energy measurement of electrons emitted from solids, gases or liquids by the photoelectric effect, in order to determine the binding energies of electrons in the substance.

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Physics Today

Physics Today is the membership magazine of the American Institute of Physics.

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Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope

The Dunn Solar Telescope, also known as the Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope, is a unique vertical-axis solar telescope that specializes in high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy.

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Solar flare

A solar flare is a relatively intense, localized emission of electromagnetic radiation in the Sun's atmosphere.

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Solar Observing Optical Network

The Solar Observing Optical Network (SOON) consists of three U.S. Air Force (USAF) Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) solar observatories.

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Solar phenomena

Solar phenomena are natural phenomena which occur within the atmosphere of the Sun.

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Solar physics

Solar physics is the branch of astrophysics that specializes in the study of the Sun.

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Solar Physics (journal)

Solar Physics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published monthly by Springer Science+Business Media.

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Solar prominence

In solar physics, a prominence, sometimes referred to as a filament, is a large plasma and magnetic field structure extending outward from the Sun's surface, often in a loop shape.

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Solar spicule

In solar physics, a spicule, also known as a fibril or mottle, is a dynamic jet of plasma in the Sun's chromosphere about 300 km in diameter.

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Solar telescope

A solar telescope or a solar observatory is a special-purpose telescope used to observe the Sun.

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Star Tribune

The Star Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Sun

The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.

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Sunspot, New Mexico

Sunspot is an unincorporated community in the Sacramento Mountains in the Lincoln National Forest in Otero County, New Mexico, United States, about south of Cloudcroft.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Thesis

A thesis (theses), or dissertation (abbreviated diss.), is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota (formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities), colloquially referred to as "The U", is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.

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Vacuum

A vacuum (vacuums or vacua) is space devoid of matter.

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Vacuum chamber

A vacuum chamber is a rigid enclosure from which air and other gases are removed by a vacuum pump.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_B._Dunn