Electron trapping times and trap densities in solar flare loops measured with Compton and Yohkoh

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 487, Issue 2 PART I, 1997, Pages 936-955

  Aschwanden, Markus J ^a   Bynum, Robert M ^b   Kosugi, Takeo ^c   Hudson, Hugh S ^d   Schwartz, Richard A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration of particles; Sun: flares; Sun: Xrays, gamma rays

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944450580     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/304633     Document Type: Article

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