Magnetic Field Configuration in Impulsive Solar Flares Inferred from Coaligned Microwave/X-Ray Images

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Nov 1997

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997apj...489..976n&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal v.489, p.976

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

90

Sun: Flares, Sun: Particle Emission, Sun: Radio Radiation, Sun: X-Rays, Gamma Rays

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The results of an analysis of 14 impulsive solar flares, observed simultaneously with microwave and X-ray imaging instruments, are presented. From the relative locations of microwave, hard X-ray, and soft X-ray sources, we have found that in 10 of the 14, at least two loops are involved. Typical sizes of the two loops differ; one is typically <=20" and the other 30"-80". Microwave emission is detected from both loops, while hard X-ray emission is preferentially radiated from the shorter of the two loops. The shorter loop is brighter than the longer loop in soft X-rays. However, intensity variations of microwaves from the two loops are similar. These observations, together with comparisons of the microwave/X-ray images with photospheric magnetograms, suggest that in the majority of impulsive flare events two loops interact with each other, releasing magnetic energy and producing energetic electrons. The observations are therefore consistent with the emerging flux model of flares.

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