Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992nascp3137..470r&link_type=abstract
In NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center, The Compton Observatory Science Workshop p 470-479 (SEE N92-21874 12-90)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Astronomical Spectroscopy, Deuterium, Flux (Rate), Gamma Ray Astronomy, Gamma Ray Bursts, Gamma Ray Observatory, Gamma Ray Spectrometers, Gamma Rays, Solar Flares, Solar Neutrons, Line Spectra, Solar Maximum Mission, Solar X-Rays, Spaceborne Telescopes
Scientific paper
COMPTEL as part of a solar target of opportunity campaign observed the sun during the period of high solar activity from 7-15 Jun. 1991. Major flares were observed on 9 and 11 Jun. Although both flares were large GOES events (greater than or = X10), they were not extraordinary in terms of gamma-ray emission. Only the decay phase of the 15 Jun. flare was observed by COMPTEL. We report the preliminary analysis of data from these flares, including the first spectroscopic measurement of solar flare neutrons. The deuterium formation line at 2.223 MeV was present in both events and for at least the 9 Jun. event, was comparable to the flux in the nuclear line region of 4-8 MeV, consistent with Solar-Maximum Mission (SSM) Observations. A clear neutron signal was present in the flare of 9 Jun. with the spectrum extending up to 80 MeV and consistent in time with the emission of gamma-rays, confirming the utility of COMPTEL in measuring the solar neutron flux at low energies. The neutron flux below 100 MeV appears to be lower than that of the 3 Jun. 1982 flare by more than an order of magnitude. The neutron signal of the 11 Jun. event is under study. Severe dead time effects resulting from the intense thermal x-rays require significant corrections to the measured flux which increase the magnitude of the associated systematic uncertainties.
Aarts Henri
Bennett Kevin
Debrunner Hermann
Denherder J. W.
Devries Christopher
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