Abstract Observation of two flares obtained with the Solar Maximum Mission spectrometers indicate that at flare onset the emission in soft (3.5 – 8 keV) and hard (16 – 30 keV) X-rays is predominant at the footpoints of the flaring loops. Since, at the same time, blue-shifts are observed in the soft X-ray spectra from the plasma at temperature of 107 K, we infer that material is injected at high velocity into the coronal loops from the footpoints. These areas are also the sites of energy deposition, since their emission in hard X-rays is due to non-thermal electrons penetrating in the denser atmosphere. Hence, chromospheric evaporation occurs where energy is deposited. During the impulsive phase, the configuration of the flare region changes indicating that the flaring loop is progressively filled by hot plasma.
Origin and location of chromospheric evaporation in flares
Advances in Space Research ; 4 , 7 ; 111-115
1984-01-01
5 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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