Abstract The Hard X-ray Spectrometer aboard the SMM detected several events of energy release late in the development of two-ribbon flares. One such event, at 21:12 UT on 21 May, 1980 (∼ 20 min after the flare onset and 15 min after the peak of the impulsive phase) is studied in detail. The site of new brightening first became visible in hard X-rays (> 22 keV) and only afterwards showed up at lower energies. It was clearly located high in the corona so that one can identify it with energy release at the tops of newly formed post-flare loops. Thus, if the Kopp and Pneuman model of the loop formation is adopted, we may have imaged here a reconnection process in the solar corona. An attempt is made to estimate physical parameters at the reconnection site.


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    Title :

    Imaging of reconnection processes in hard X-rays


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    Publication date :

    1984-01-01


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    4 pages




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    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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