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Directionality of solar flare hard X rays - Venera 13 observations

Journal Article · · Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5266001
An analysis of 79 flares detected by the Venera 13 SIGNE 2 MS gamma-ray telescope is performed to indirectly search for directional effects in the hard (50-300 keV) X rays of solar flares. X-ray spectra were reconstructed assuming a power law fit. From the distribution of X-ray flares with respect to angle of observation and spectral index it is found that the primary-plus-albedo radiation is directive, and that the observed flare spectrum hardens toward the solar limb. 21 references.
Research Organization:
Moskovskii Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Institut, Moscow, USSR; Institut Kosmicheskikh Issledovanii, Moscow, USSR; Centre d'Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements, Toulouse, France
OSTI ID:
5266001
Journal Information:
Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 11; ISSN SALED
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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