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Solar X-ray Bursts Observed on IMP-F

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

J. R. Harries*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Adelaide

Extract

Solar X-ray bursts observed by a proportional counter carried on the IMP-F satellite have been analysed for correlation with optical Hα flares and radio bursts. The solar X-ray flux at energies greater than 3 keV was measured each 82 seconds and consisted of impulsive bursts superimposed on a slowly varying X-ray background. During June and July 1967 there were an average of ~10 bursts per day with intensities greater than 400 photons cm−2 s−1 (2 × 10−6 erg cm−2 s−1) which was the threshold for observation of a burst.

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Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1968

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References

1 Harries, J. R., Proc. ASA, 1, 51 (1967).Google Scholar
2 Solar Geophys. Data, Environmental Science Services Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 1967.Google Scholar