Statistical study of the correlation of hard X-ray and type III radio bursts in solar flares

Journal Article · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Astrophysical Journal; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/169017· OSTI ID:6439668

Hamilton, R J; Petrosian, V; Benz, A O ^[1]

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1. Stanford Univ., CA (USA) Zuerich Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule (Switzerland)

A large number of hard X-ray events which occurred during the maximum of solar cycle 21 have been analyzed in order to study their correlation with type III bursts. It is found that the distribution of occurrences of hard X-ray bursts correlated with type III radio bursts is significantly different from the distribution of all hard X-ray bursts. This result is consistent with the assumption that the hard X-ray and type III intensities are somewhat correlated. A bivariate distribution function of the burst intensities is fitted to the data and is used to determine that the typical ratio of X-ray intensity to type II intensity is about 10 and that the ratio of the number of X-ray producing-electrons to type III-producing electrons is about 1000. Three models which have been proposed to explain the relation between the accelerated hard X-ray and type III-producing electrons are examined in the context of these observations. 17 refs.

• OSTI ID: 6439668
• Journal Information: Astrophysical Journal; (USA), Vol. 358; ISSN 0004-637X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
SOLAR FLARES
HARD X RADIATION
SOLAR RADIO BURSTS
CORRELATIONS
ACCELERATION
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS
SOLAR CYCLE
SOLAR ELECTRONS
STATISTICS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
FUNCTIONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LEPTONS
MATHEMATICS
RADIATIONS
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
SOLAR ACTIVITY
SOLAR PARTICLES
SOLAR RADIATION
STELLAR RADIATION
X RADIATION
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