Directivity of bremsstrahlung radiation from relativistic beams and the gamma rays from solar flares

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Bremsstrahlung, Directivity, Gamma Rays, Pitch (Inclination), Relativistic Electron Beams, Solar Flares, Angular Distribution, Histograms, Isotropism, Photosphere, Solar Limb, Solar Maximum Mission

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It has been observed that flares with greater than 10 MeV gamma-ray emission are concentrated around the solar limb with a dispersion of 10 to 20 degrees. It is shown that the bremsstrahlung by relativistic electrons is responsible for such gamma-rays and that the expected relativistic beaming cannot explain this dispersion. It is argued that this dispersion is predominately a reflection of the pitch angle distribution of the electrons. Then it is shown that this requires a small variation of the magnetic field from the point where the electrons are injected to the photosphere and a nearly isotropic (in the downward direction) pitch angle distribution at the injection. The influence of other effects on the observed distribution is also discussed.

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