Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Spectroscopic Diagnostics of the Non-Maxwellian κ-distributions Using SDO/EVE Observations of the 2012 March 7 X-class Flare. |
| Authors: |
Elena Dzifčáková1, Alena Zemanová1, Jaroslav Dudík1 dudik@asu.cas.cz, Šimon Mackovjak2 |
| Source: |
Astrophysical Journal. 2/1/2018, Vol. 853 Issue 2, p1-1. 1p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*RELATIVISTIC electrodynamics, *SEMIDEFINITE programming, *ASTRONOMICAL observations, *HELIOSEISMOLOGY, *GALACTIC evolution, *STAR formation |
| Abstract: |
Spectroscopic observations made by the Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE) on board the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) during the 2012 March 7 X5.4-class flare (SOL2012-03-07T00:07) are analyzed for signatures of the non-Maxwellian κ-distributions. Observed spectra were averaged over 1 minute to increase photon statistics in weaker lines and the pre-flare spectrum was subtracted. Synthetic line intensities for the κ-distributions are calculated using the KAPPA database. We find strong departures (κ ≲ 2) during the early and impulsive phases of the flare, with subsequent thermalization of the flare plasma during the gradual phase. If the temperatures are diagnosed from a single line ratio, the results are strongly dependent on the value of κ. For κ = 2, we find temperatures about a factor of two higher than the commonly used Maxwellian ones. The non-Maxwellian effects could also cause the temperatures diagnosed from line ratios and from the ratio of GOES X-ray channels to be different. Multithermal analysis reveals the plasma to be strongly multithermal at all times with flat DEMs. For lower κ, the are shifted toward higher temperatures. The only parameter that is nearly independent of κ is electron density, where we find log ≈ 11.5 almost independently of time. We conclude that the non-Maxwellian effects are important and should be taken into account when analyzing solar flare observations, including spectroscopic and imaging ones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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