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The height of a white-light flare and its hard x-ray sources
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Oliveros, Juan-Carlos Martinez Hurford, Gordon J. Kriucker, Saem Couvidat, Sebastien Lindsey Sr., Charles Thompson, W. T. Lin, R. P. Schou, Jesper Hudson, Hugh S. |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | We describe observations of a white-light (WL) flare (SOL2011-02-24T07:35:00, M3.5) close to the limb of the Sun, from which we obtain estimates of the heights of the optical continuum sources and those of the associated hard X-ray (HXR) sources. For this purpose, we use HXR images from the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Spectroscopic Imager and optical images at 6173 Ang. from the Solar Dynamics Observatory.We find that the centroids of the impulsive-phase emissions in WL and HXRs (30 -80 keV) match closely in central distance (angular displacement from Sun center), within uncertainties of order 0".2. This directly implies a common source height for these radiations, strengthening the connection between visible flare continuum formation and the accelerated electrons. We also estimate the absolute heights of these emissions as vertical distances from Sun center. Such a direct estimation has not been done previously, to our knowledge. Using a simultaneous 195 Ang. image from the Solar-Terrestrial RElations Observatory spacecraft to identify the heliographic coordinates of the flare footpoints, we determine mean heights above the photosphere (as normally defined; tau = 1 at 5000 Ang.) of 305 +/- 170 km and 195 +/- 70 km, respectively, for the centroids of the HXR and WL footpoint sources of the flare. These heights are unexpectedly low in the atmosphere, and are consistent with the expected locations of tau = 1 for the 6173 Ang and the approx 40 keV photons observed, respectively. |
| File Size | 223506 |
| Page Count | 5 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20140006620 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t46q6z86b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2012-07-19 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Sun: Photosphere Multi-spacecraft Observations Sun: Flares Helioseismology Solar Flares Stereo Observatory Images Height X Ray Astronomy Sun Solar Observatories X Ray Sources Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
