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Title: Energetic electron propagation in the decay phase of non-thermal flare emission

Abstract

On the basis of the trap-plus-precipitation model, the peculiarities of non-thermal emission in the decay phase of solar flares have been considered. The calculation formulas for the escape rate of trapped electrons into the loss cone in terms of time profiles of hard X-ray (HXR) and microwave (MW) emission have been obtained. It has been found that the evolution of the spectral indices of non-thermal emission depend on the regimes of the pitch angle diffusion of trapped particles into the loss cone. The properties of non-thermal electrons related to the HXR and MW emission of the solar flare on 2004 November 3 are studied with Nobeyama Radioheliograph, Nobeyama Radio Polarimeters, RHESSI, and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite observations. The spectral indices of non-thermal electrons related to MW and HXR emission remained constant or decreased, while the MW escape rate as distinguished from that of the HXRs increased. This may be associated with different diffusion regimes of trapped electrons into the loss cone. New arguments in favor of an important role of the superstrong diffusion for high-energy electrons in flare coronal loops have been obtained.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Key Laboratory of Solar Activities, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012 (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22356768
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Astrophysical Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 787; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0004-637X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; DECAY; DIFFUSION; EVOLUTION; GAMMA RADIATION; HARD X RADIATION; INCLINATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; POLARIMETERS; PRECIPITATION; SIMULATION; SOLAR FLARES; SUN; TAIL ELECTRONS; TRAPPED ELECTRONS; TRAPS

Citation Formats

Huang, Jing, Yan, Yihua, and Tsap, Yuri T., E-mail: huangj@nao.cas.cn. Energetic electron propagation in the decay phase of non-thermal flare emission. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/787/2/123.
Huang, Jing, Yan, Yihua, & Tsap, Yuri T., E-mail: huangj@nao.cas.cn. Energetic electron propagation in the decay phase of non-thermal flare emission. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/787/2/123
Huang, Jing, Yan, Yihua, and Tsap, Yuri T., E-mail: huangj@nao.cas.cn. 2014. "Energetic electron propagation in the decay phase of non-thermal flare emission". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/787/2/123.
@article{osti_22356768,
title = {Energetic electron propagation in the decay phase of non-thermal flare emission},
author = {Huang, Jing and Yan, Yihua and Tsap, Yuri T., E-mail: huangj@nao.cas.cn},
abstractNote = {On the basis of the trap-plus-precipitation model, the peculiarities of non-thermal emission in the decay phase of solar flares have been considered. The calculation formulas for the escape rate of trapped electrons into the loss cone in terms of time profiles of hard X-ray (HXR) and microwave (MW) emission have been obtained. It has been found that the evolution of the spectral indices of non-thermal emission depend on the regimes of the pitch angle diffusion of trapped particles into the loss cone. The properties of non-thermal electrons related to the HXR and MW emission of the solar flare on 2004 November 3 are studied with Nobeyama Radioheliograph, Nobeyama Radio Polarimeters, RHESSI, and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite observations. The spectral indices of non-thermal electrons related to MW and HXR emission remained constant or decreased, while the MW escape rate as distinguished from that of the HXRs increased. This may be associated with different diffusion regimes of trapped electrons into the loss cone. New arguments in favor of an important role of the superstrong diffusion for high-energy electrons in flare coronal loops have been obtained.},
doi = {10.1088/0004-637X/787/2/123},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22356768}, journal = {Astrophysical Journal},
issn = {0004-637X},
number = 2,
volume = 787,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}