X-ray observations of solar flares with the Einstein Observatory

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Nov 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987apj...322.1023s&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 322, Nov. 15, 1987, p. 1023-1034.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Heao 2, Solar Flares, Spaceborne Astronomy, X Ray Astronomy, Atmospheric Diffusion, Light Curve, Proportional Counters, Solar X-Rays, Time Response

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The first Einstein Observatory Imaging Proportional Counter (IPC) observations of solar flares are presented. These flares were detected in scattered X-ray light when the X-ray telescope was pointed at the sunlit earth. The propagation and scattering of solar X-rays in the earth's atmosphere are discussed in order to be able to deduce the solar X-ray flux incident on top of the atmosphere from scattered X-ray intensity measurements. After this correction, the scattered X-ray data are interpreted as full-disk observations of the sun obtained with the same instrumentation used for observations of flares on other stars. Employing the same data analysis and interpretation techniques, extremely good agreement is found between the physical flare parameters deduced from IPC observations and 'known' properties of compact loop flares. This agreement demonstrates that flare observations with the IPC can reveal physical parameters such as temperature and density quite accurately in the solar case and therefore suggests that the interpretations of stellar X-ray flare observations are on a physically sound basis.

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