Hard X-ray emission in electron-heated solar flares — A comparison of nonthermal and thermal contributions |
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| Authors: | David G Brown A Gordon Emslie |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Physics, UAH, 35899 Huntsville, AL, USA |
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| Abstract: | We calculate the spatial structure of hard X-ray emission during the impulsive phase of electron-heated solar flares. Both direct non-thermal bremsstrahlung and the thermal bremsstrahlung arising from the heated plasma are considered. Our results indicate that the spread of non-thermal emission into the upper parts of the loop, through evaporation of the chromospheric target, may be more important than the appearance of a hot thermal source in the corona. The effects of varying the viewing angle to the flare loop, and of finite-size resolution element, are also considered, and we compare our results with observations from the Solar Maximum Mission Hard X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer. We also contrast the predicted structures with those predicted by other models of flare energy release, and it is found that the electron-heated model provides the most satisfactory agreement with the observations.On leave from: Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, U.K.Presidential Young Investigator. |
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