Energetic electrons in solar flares as viewed in X-rays

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1669-1674

  Holman, Gordon D ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrons; Flare; Particle acceleration; RHESSI; Sun; X rays

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ELECTRONS; PLASMAS; SPACE RESEARCH; SUN; X RAYS;

FLARES; PARTICLE ACCELERATION; RHESSI; THERMAL PLASMA;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 24944570458     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2004.11.022     Document Type: Article

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