Logistic avalanche processes, elementary time structures, and frequency distributions in solar flares

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 497, Issue 2 PART I, 1998, Pages 972-993

  Aschwanden, Markus J ^a   Dennis, Brian R ^b   Benz, Arnold O ^c  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Instabilities; Methods: Statistical; Sun: Flares; Sun: Radio radiation; Sun: X rays, gamma rays

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041547025     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/305484     Document Type: Article

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