Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-01-24
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
23 pages, 7 figures, PASJ accepted
Scientific paper
Gamma-ray emitting solar flares observed with Yohkoh were analyzed from a statistical viewpoint. The four-band hard X-ray (15--95 keV) photometric data, taken with the Hard X-ray Telescope onboard Yohkoh, were utilized in combination with the spectro-photometric gamma-ray (0.2--30 MeV) data obtained with the Gamma-Ray Spectrometer. The GOES class was also incorporated. Out of 2788 X-ray flares observed from 1991 October to 2001 December, 178 events with strong hard X-ray emission were selected. Among them, 40 flares were further found to show significant gamma-ray emission. A fractal dimension analysis and multi-band color--color plots of the 40 flares suggest that their soft X-ray to MeV gamma-ray spectral energy distributions involve at least four independent parameters. These are: (1) the overall flare size; (2) the relative intensities of the thermal vs. non-thermal signals; (3) the gamma-ray to hard X-ray intensity ratio; and (4) the hard X-ray spectral slope. These results are examined for possible selection effects. Also, the meanings of the third parameter are briefly considered.
Kosugi Takeo
Kotoku Jun'ichi
Makishima Kazuo.
Masuda Satoshi
Matsumoto Yukari
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