Investigation of quasi-periodic variations in hard X-rays of solar flares. II. Further investigation of oscillating magnetic traps

Details Investigation of quasi-periodic variations in hard X-rays of solar flares. II. Further investigation of oscillating magnetic traps Investigation of quasi-periodic variations in hard X-rays of solar flares. II. Further investigation of oscillating magnetic traps

2011-03-16

arxiv.org/abs/1103.3165v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

18 pages, 14 figures, submitted to Solar Physics

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In our recent paper (Solar Physics 261, 233) we investigated quasi-periodic oscillations of hard X-rays during impulsive phase of solar flares. We have come to conclusion that they are caused by magnetosonic oscillations of magnetic traps within the volume of hard-X-ray (HXR) loop-top sources. In the present paper we investigate four flares which show clear quasi-periodic sequences of HXR pulses. We also describe our phenomenological model of oscillating magnetic traps to show that it can explain observed properties of HXR oscillations. Main results are the following: 1. We have found that low-amplitude quasi-periodic oscillations occur before impulsive phase of some flares. 2. We have found that quasi-period of the oscillations can change in some flares. We interpret this as being due to changes of the length of oscillating magnetic traps. 3. During impulsive phase a significant part of the energy of accelerated (non-thermal) electrons is deposited within the HXR loop-top source. 4. Our analysis suggests that quick development of impulsive phase is due to feedback between pulses of the pressure of accelerated electrons and the amplitude of magnetic-trap oscillation. 5. We have also determined electron number density and magnetic filed strength for HXR loop-top sources of several flares. The values fall within the limits of $N \approx (2 -15) \times 10^{10}$ cm$^{-3}$, $B \approx (45 - 130)$ gauss.

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