Modeling Images and Spectra of Solar Flares Observed by RHESSI模拟图像和太阳耀斑的光谱观察RHESSI.pptVIP

Modeling Images and Spectra of a Solar Flare Observed by the Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) Linhui Sui (CUA NASA/GSFC) Gordon Holman (NASA/GSFC) S?m Krucker (SSL, UC Berkeley) Brian Dennis (NASA/GSFC) Summary We have analyzed a C7.5 flare observed by RHESSI on Feb 20, 2002. Our goal was to determine if the data are consistent with a simple model in which high-energy electrons are injected at the top of a semicircular flare loop. We compare computed images and spectra from the model with RHESSI images and spectra. We find the RHESSI results are mostly consistent with the model if a thermal source is included between the loop footpoints. Some problems remain, however. The RHESSI and model results are presented here along with conclusions derived from the comparison. Event of Feb 20, 2002 C7.5 flare GOES Start time: 11:02 UT GOES End time: 11:12 UT Hard X-ray peak time: 11:06:20 UT Active Region: AR9825 Limb flare: N16W80 (919,285) Preliminary Imaging Spectroscopy Spectra from MEM SATO images Spectra from CLEAN images Flare Loop Model Semicircular loop Electrons with power-law energy distribution isotropic pitch angular distribution, injected at loop top Steady-state electron spatial and spectral distributions within the loop obtained with Fokker-Planck code (McTiernan Petrosian 1990). The code includes Coulomb scattering energy losses and magnetic mirroring Hard X-ray emission from coronal loop and foot points computed using thin-target and thick-target bremsstrahlung codes Hot plasma assumed to fill the loop uniformly Flare Model Parameters Radius of the loop: 17; Diameter of the magnetic tube: 4 Density of nonthermal electron injected at loop top: 2×107 cm-3 Nonthermal electron power-law spectral index: -4.6 below 56 keV, -5.6 above 56 keV Plasma density and temperature within the loop: 4.0×1010 cm-3 and 7 MK Based on the RHESSI images, we add an extra thermal sourc