Inverse compton X-rays from relativistic flare electrons and positrons

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 510, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  MacKinnon, A L ^a   Mallik, P C V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceleration of particles; Radiation mechanisms: general; Sun: corona; Sun: flares; Sun: photosphere; Sun: X rays, gamma rays

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION OF PARTICLES; AMBIENT DENSITY; ENERGY IONS; HARD X RAY; HARD X-RAY SOURCES; INVERSE COMPTON; INVERSE COMPTON SCATTERING; LIMB FLARES; MEV-ELECTRONS; PHOTON ENERGY; PRIMARY ELECTRONS; PRIMARY RADIATIONS; RADIATION MECHANISMS: GENERAL; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON; SOLAR CORONA; SOLAR FLARE; SOLAR SURFACES; SUN : CORONA; X-RAY FLUX; X-RAY SOURCES; X-RAY SPECTRA;

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRON SOURCES; ELECTRONS; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHOTONS; POSITRONS; SUN; X RAY APPARATUS; X RAYS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 77149128967     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913190     Document Type: Article

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