
The birefringent filter, invented in 1933 by Bernard Lyot, and independently in 1938 by Yngve Öhman, has been widely used in observing solar limb emission line phenomena which are ordinarily invisible because of the background of atmospheric and instrumental scattered light.
| citations This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 240 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Top 0.1% | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
