Solar oscillations: time analysis of the GOLF p-mode signal

We determine the intrinsic phase lag of the GOLF data for the solar p-mode velocity deduced either from one of the narrow band photometers working alternatively on blue and red wing of the sodium lines. The timing of the “blue wing” velocity coming from the current GOLF data is given in respect to the ground-based observations. The phase lag for the “blue” velocity is 6 s in advance relatively to a velocity coming from a differential device. For individual p modes, the phase lag from the “blue” velocity to the “red” velocity are not in opposition of phase, as expected in a very simple solar model, but differs from 8 to 18 from the opposition, depending on the degree and the radial order of the acoustic mode. The measurement of the differential lag between the blue and red wings of the D lines may open a new way to monitor the temperature oscillations with the optical depth.