Thermal and nonthermal phenomena in solar flare loops at 20 CM wavelength and in X-rays

Details Thermal and nonthermal phenomena in solar flare loops at 20 CM wavelength and in X-rays Thermal and nonthermal phenomena in solar flare loops at 20 CM wavelength and in X-rays

Feb 1983

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983soph...83....3s&link_type=abstract

Solar Physics, vol. 83, Feb. 1983, p. 3-14. Research supported by the Aerospace Corp.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Coronal Loops, Solar Flares, Solar Radio Emission, X Ray Astronomy, Decimeter Waves, H Alpha Line, High Temperature Plasmas, Satellite Observation, Thermal Emission, Very Large Array (Vla)

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X-ray images from the P78-1 satellite are presented for a long-lasting burst at 20 cm wavelength mapped with the Very Large Array on May 19, 1979. The decimeter wave observations were originally interpreted in terms of two models, one invoking thermal electrons radiating at low harmonics of the gyrofrequency, and the other invoking mildly relativistic electrons emitting gyrosynchrotron radiation. If the 20 cm source is thermal, it should also be visible in soft X-rays, while if it is nonthermal, the soft X-ray emission should be weak or spatially or temporally distinct from the 20 cm burst. It is found that only one of the three 20 cm sources was approximately co-spatial with the soft X-ray source, and that it was only partially thermal. The 20 cm burst is therefore primarily decimeter type IV emission from mildly relativistic electrons of the post-flare phase. The over 2 hr lifetime and smooth temporal variation of the burst belie its nonthermal nature and suggest continuous acceleration as well as long-term storage of energetic electrons.

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