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Most theoretical descriptions of the production of solar flare bremsstrahlung radiation assume the collision of dilute accelerated particles with a cold, dense target plasma, neglecting interactions of the fast particles with each other.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 R. K. Galloway , P. Helander , A. L. MacKinnon , J. C. Brown

In this paper, the energy budgets of two single-loop like flares observed in X- ray are analysed under the assumption that non-thermal electrons (NTEs) are the only source of plasma heating during all phases of both events. The flares were…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-06-19 R. Falewicz

RHESSI observations of elementary flare bursts are presented. These solar flare elements are distinct emission peaks of a duration of some tens of seconds present in the hard X-ray light curves. They are characterized by consistent…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Paolo C. Grigis , Arnold O. Benz

We present a new analytical technique, combining Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) high-resolution imaging and spectroscopic observations, to visualize solar flare emission as a function of spectral component…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-15 Amir Caspi , Albert Y. Shih , James M. McTiernan , Säm Krucker

The timing of 503 solar flares observed simultaneously in hard X-rays, soft X-rays and H-alpha is analyzed. We investigated the start and the peak time differences in different wavelengths, as well as the differences between the end of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 A. Veronig , B. Vrsnak , M. Temmer , A. Hanslmeier

We investigate quasi-periodic coronal pulsations during the decay phase of an X 3.2 class flare on 14 May 2013, using soft X-ray data from the RHESSI satellite. Periodogram analyses of soft X-ray light curves show that 53 s and 72 s periods…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-20 Partha Chowdhury , A. K. Srivastava , B. N. Dwivedi , Robert Sych , Y. -J. Moon

An X3.4 solar flare and a fast halo coronal mass ejection (CME) occurred on 2006 December 13, accompanied by a high flux of energetic particles recorded both in near-Earth space and at ground level. Our purpose is to provide evidence of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-05-27 C. Li , Y. Dai , J. -C. Vial , C. J. Owen , S. A. Matthews , Y. H. Tang , C. Fang , A. N. Fazakerley

Sudden jets of collimated plasma arise from many locations on the Sun, including active regions. The magnetic field along which a jet emerges is often open to interplanetary space, offering a clear "escape route" for any flare-accelerated…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-11-07 Lindsay Glesener , Gregory D. Fleishman

Spectroscopic observations in X-ray wavelengths provide excellent diagnostics of the temperature distribution in solar flare plasma. The Solar X-ray Monitor (XSM) onboard the Chandrayaan-2 mission provides broad-band disk integrated soft…

The time evolution of the spectral index and the non-thermal flux in 24 impulsive solar hard X-ray flares of GOES class M was studied in RHESSI observations. The high spectral resolution allows for a clean separation of thermal and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Paolo C. Grigis , Arnold O. Benz

This work investigates the spatial relation between coronal X-ray sources and coherent radio emissions, both generally thought to be signatures of particle acceleration. Two limb events were selected during which the radio emission was well…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Arnold O. Benz , Marina Battaglia , Nicole Vilmer

Solar flares result from the rapid conversion of stored magnetic energy within the Sun's corona. These energy releases are associated with coronal magnetic loops, which are rooted in dense photospheric plasma and are passively transported…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-28 M. Berretti , S. Mestici , L. Giovannelli , D. Del Moro , M. Stangalini , F. Giannattasio , F. Berrilli

We study the electron energy spectra of two powerful solar flares SOL2003-10-28T 11:06:16 (GOES class X17.2) and SOL2002-07-23T00:18:16 (X4.8) on the basis of HXR and gamma-ray spectra obtained from RHESSI data. Electron-electron (e-e)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-16 I. D. Oparin , Yu. E. Charikov , E. P. Ovchinnikova , A. N. Shabalin

We analyse the spatial distribution and vertical stratification of the physical parameters of the solar atmosphere when an X-class flare occurs. We made use of observations acquired by the Interferometric Bidimensional Spectropolarimeter…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-19 F. Ferrente , C. Quintero Noda , F. Zuccarello , S. L. Guglielmino

We investigate two microflares of GOES classes A9 and C1 (after background subtraction) observed by STIX onboard Solar Orbiter with exceptionally strong nonthermal emission. We complement the hard X-ray imaging and spectral analysis by STIX…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-12 Jonas Saqri , Astrid M. Veronig , Andrea Francesco Battaglia , Ewan C. M. Dickson , Dale E. Gary , Säm Krucker

Solar flare electron acceleration is an efficient process, but its properties (mechanism, location) are not well constrained. Via hard X-ray (HXR) emission, we routinely observe energetic electrons at the Sun, and sometimes we detect…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-09 Ross Pallister , Natasha L. S. Jeffrey

For the first time, we have used RHESSI's spatial and energy resolution to determine the combined chromospheric and coronal density profile of the flaring solar atmosphere in a statistical manner, using a dataset of 838 flares observable in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Pascal Saint-Hilaire , Sam Krucker , Robert P. Lin

Using fully relativistic GEANT4 simulation tool kit, the transport of energetic electrons generated in solar flares was Monte-Carlo simulated, and resultant bremsstrahlung gamma-ray spectra were calculated. The solar atmosphere was…

A statistical analysis of almost 50000 soft X-ray (SXR) flares observed by GOES during the period 1976-2000 is presented. On the basis of this extensive data set, statistics on temporal properties of soft X-ray flares, such as duration,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 A. Veronig , M. Temmer , A. Hanslmeier , W. Otruba , M. Messerotti

This review surveys the statistics of solar X-ray flares, emphasising the new views that RHESSI has given us of the weaker events (the microflares). The new data reveal that these microflares strongly resemble more energetic events in most…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-09-01 I. G. Hannah , H. S. Hudson , M. Battaglia , S. Christe , J. Kasparova , S. Krucker , M. R. Kundu , A. Veronig