The Unusual Hard X-ray Spectrum of the Flare of 20 August 2002
Abstract
An M3 Class flare was observed in x-rays with RHESSI and in H-alpha with the Kanzelhohe Solar Observatory. The event was observed to several hundreds of keV in X-rays and was marked by an unusually flat spectrum observed from 20-70 keV. The measured power-law exponent of this component was about 1.7, very close to the theoretical limit for a thick-target injection of energetic electrons implying a near cutoff below 80 keV. We will bound any systematic effects that may be contributing to this result by analyzing the spectrum using multiple techniques. We will also forward model the spatial/spectral x-ray sources to further validate these observations.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2003
- Bibcode:
- 2003AGUFMSH22A0171S
- Keywords:
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- 7509 Corona;
- 7514 Energetic particles (2114);
- 7519 Flares;
- 7554 X rays;
- gamma rays;
- and neutrinos