RHESSI and SOHO/CDS Observations of Explosive Chromospheric Evaporation

Details RHESSI and SOHO/CDS Observations of Explosive Chromospheric Evaporation RHESSI and SOHO/CDS Observations of Explosive Chromospheric Evaporation

2005-09-22

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0509664v2

Astrophys.J.638:L117-L120,2006

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

5 pages, 4 figures, ApJL (In Press)

Scientific paper

10.1086/500555

Simultaneous observations of explosive chromospheric evaporation are presented using data from the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) and the Coronal Diagnostic Spectrometer (CDS) onboard SOHO. For the first time, co-spatial imaging and spectroscopy have been used to observe explosive evaporation within a hard X-ray emitting region. RHESSI X-ray images and spectra were used to determine the flux of non-thermal electrons accelerated during the impulsive phase of an M2.2 flare. Assuming a thick-target model, the injected electron spectrum was found to have a spectral index of ~7.3, a low energy cut-off of ~20 keV, and a resulting flux of >4x10^10 ergs cm^-2 s^-1. The dynamic response of the atmosphere was determined using CDS spectra, finding a mean upflow velocity of 230+/-38 km s^-1 in Fe XIX (592.23A), and associated downflows of 36+/-16 km s^-1 and 43+/-22 km s^-1 at chromospheric and transition region temperatures, respectively, relative to an averaged quiet-Sun spectra. The errors represent a 1 sigma dispersion. The properties of the accelerated electron spectrum and the corresponding evaporative velocities were found to be consistent with the predictions of theory.

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