Objective grating studies of X-ray flare spectra
Abstract
The objective-grating mode of the X-ray telescope on Skylab provides dispersed and zero-order images of coronal features which can be employed to determine the temperature of the emitting plasma. Variations of temperature with time and position in the flaring region are studied. The M2 flare of August 9, 1973, is used to illustrate the data obtained with the objective grating. Preliminary analysis of the data suggests a two-temperature model for the flare.
- Publication:
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Workshop on the Preliminary Results from the S-054 X-ray Telescope and the Correlated Ground-Based Observations
- Pub Date:
- 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975xtcg.work..143S
- Keywords:
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- Gratings (Spectra);
- Skylab Program;
- Solar Corona;
- Solar Flares;
- Solar X-Rays;
- X Ray Spectra;
- Astronomical Models;
- Data Reduction;
- Plasma Temperature;
- Spaceborne Astronomy;
- X Ray Telescopes;
- Solar Physics