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Observations of Moreton waveswith Solar-B NARUKAGE Noriyuki Department of Astronomy, Kyoto Univ / Kwasan and Hida Observatories M2 Moreton wave is … flare-associated wave observed to propagate across the solar disk in Ha, especially in the wing of Ha (Moreton, 1960, 1961). propagate in somewhat restricted angle at the speed of 500 ~ 1500 km/s with arc-like fronts. identified as the intersections of a coronal MHD fast shock front and the chromosphere (Uchida, 1968, 1970). At Hida Observatory, more than 10 Moreton waves have been observed. And they were associated with about 10% of X or M-class flares. Moreton wave 1997/11/04 Uchida model (1968) Introduction Observable region of flare waves Flare waves usually become visibleonly at a distance of more than100,000 km fromthe flare site. Some flare wavescan propagateup to distance exceeding 500,000 km. SOT The field of view is too small to observe the propagation of waves. We expect todetect the originof Moreton waves. X-ray wave 1997/11/03 Advantage of Yohkoh / SXT Is the X-ray wave a MHD fast shock? Is the X-ray wave a MHD fast shock? Is the X-ray wave a MHD fast shock? Solar-B XRT – field of view The observationsof X-ray waves require the field of view as larger than 512” x 512”. XRT – cadence pixel size The propagation speeds ofX-ray wave are 500 ~ 1500 km/s. The thickness of the wave is about 20,000 km. XRT – filter XRT – filter selection To recognize the shockagainst the background,the intensity ratio (=Ix2 / Ix1)should be larger than 3.(e.g. In case of my Yohkoh X-ray wave, Ix2 / Ix1 = 3.27) XRT – filter selection XRT – exposure time I examine the enough exposure time ( t )to suppress the effect of photon noise. XRT – exposure time observational plan for X-ray waves note : The influence of flare-loop brightness is not considered. Question : When XRT is operated in flare-mode, are these exposure times safe? XRT – Discussion If the X-ray wave frequency is the same