TRACE and SXT Responses to Flare Simulations Using Combined Non-Thermal Particle and Hydrodynamic Modeling

Thermal plasma and non-thermal particle numerical models are combined in order to improve flare simulations. The non-thermal particle collision models provide heating and momentum deposition for the thermal plasma. The thermal plasma models in turn provide an evolving temperature and density structure for the non-thermal particles target plasma. This allows for the simulation of thermal and non-thermal flare emission under a variety of increasingly realistic solar conditions. The model flare emission is then folded through the response functions of solar observatories in order to provide simulated data that can be compared to observational results. Using this technique, Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) and Soft X-ray Telescope (SXT) simulations are made. This provides a means to verify the predictions of multiple flare models with observed flare behavior. This work is supported by NASA grant NAG5-12820