Physics
Scientific paper
May 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979soph...62..113b&link_type=abstract
Solar Physics, vol. 62, May 1979, p. 113-121.
Physics
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Abundance, Iron, K Lines, Photosphere, Solar Atmosphere, Solar Flares, X Ray Fluorescence, Absorption Cross Sections, Compton Effect, Graphs (Charts), Isotropic Media, Monte Carlo Method, Nickel, Photoionization, Photons, Solar Flux
Scientific paper
The X-ray line at 6.4 keV has been observed from solar flares. It is found that Kα-fluorescence of neutral iron in the photosphere due to "thermal" (T ∼ 107 K) X-rays of the gradual phase is its dominant production mechanism. For a given flux and energy spectrum of incident X-rays, the flux at 1 AU of iron Kα-photons depends on the photospheric iron abundance, the height of the X-ray source, and the helio-centric angle between the flare and the observer. Therefore, the flux of iron Kα-photons, when measured simultaneously with the flux and energy spectrum of the X-ray continuum and the flare location, can give us information on the height of the X-ray source and the photospheric iron abundance. Here we present our Monte Carlo calculations of iron Kα -fluorescence efficiencies, so that they might be useful for interpretations of future measurements of the 6.4 keV line (e.g., by a detector to be flown on the Solar Maximum Mission).
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