The possibility of steady state nonionization equilibrium conditions in soft X-ray flare plasmas

Details The possibility of steady state nonionization equilibrium conditions in soft X-ray flare plasmas The possibility of steady state nonionization equilibrium conditions in soft X-ray flare plasmas

Aug 1984

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 283, Aug. 1, 1984, p. 404-412. NASA-supported research.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Nonequilibrium Ionization, Solar Flares, Space Plasmas, X Ray Astronomy, Calcium, Electron Energy, Solar X-Rays, Steady State, Stellar Models

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The possibility of the existence in soft X-ray flare plasmas of conditions that result in a steady state departure of ion abundances from ionization equilibrium values is considered. The observed flare plasma is assumed to be a result of many small 'elementary bursts' that occur on time scales comparable to the ionization and recombination times of highly ionized atoms of iron and calcium. Specific models are adopted, the time-dependent equations for ion abundances are solved numerically, and X-ray line intensities and line ratios are computed and averaged over the effective time of a single burst. The computed results are compared to observed variations for a number of different line ratios. Although the behavior of certain line ratios can be explained in the context of the burst models considered in this paper, the behavior of the set of all the available line ratios cannot be explained in this manner. The observed departures of line ratios from equilibrium values that can be explained in terms of a burst scenario can also be accounted for by uncertainties in the atomic physics.

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