Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-01-30
Astron.Astrophys.466:705-712,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, 6 figures, revised manuscript to Astronomy and Astrophysics
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20066689
We investigate the signature of the photospheric albedo contribution in solar flare hard X-ray spectra, the effect of low energy cutoffs in electron spectra, and the directivity of hard X-ray emission. Using Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) flare data we perform a statistical analysis of spatially integrated spectra and positions of solar flares. We demonstrate clear centre-to-limb variation of photon spectral indices in the 15-20 keV energy range and a weaker dependency in the 20-50 keV range which is consistent with photospheric albedo as the cause. The results also suggest that low-energy cutoffs sometimes inferred in mean electron spectra are an artefact of albedo. We also derive the anisotropy (ratio of downward/observer directed photons) of hard X-ray emission in the 15-20 keV range for various heliocentric angles.
Brown John C.
Kasparova Jana
Kontar Eduard P.
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