A regularization approach for the analysis of RHESSI X-ray spectra

Details A regularization approach for the analysis of RHESSI X-ray spectra A regularization approach for the analysis of RHESSI X-ray spectra

Jul 2003

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Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.405, p.325-330 (2003)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Sun: Flares, Sun: X-Rays, Gamma Rays, Methods: Data Analysis

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The Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) mission provides high resolution X-ray spectra emitted by collisional bremsstrahlung of electrons with the ions of the plasma. One of the aims of the mission is to infer information about the acceleration and transport mechanisms of electrons and ions in solar flares. Within the framework of an optically thin model and under the assumption of isotropic conditions in the solar plasma, the emitted photon spectrum is related to the electron flux density spectrum by an integral equation of the first kind. This problem is characterized by a notable numerical instability as a consequence of the experimental errors in the measured photon data. We address the solution of this problem by using the Tikhonov regularization algorithm. The method is applied to the case of three photon spectra registered by RHESSI detectors in the first months of the observational activity of the satellite. Furthermore a comparison of the reconstructions provided by the algorithm is performed in the case of the Kramers, Bethe-Heitler and Bethe-Heitler with the Elwert correction models for the bremsstrahlung cross-section.
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