A multi-wavelength study of the 3B/X1.2 flare observed on 2003 October 26

作者:Li, H*; Li, JP; Fang, C; Schmieder, B; Berlicki, A; Du, QS
来源:Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2005, 5(6): 645-664.
DOI:10.1088/1009-9271/5/6/011

摘要

We report results from a multi-wavelength study of the 3B/X1.2 two-ribbon disk flare (S15E44), which was well observed by both ground-based and space-borne instruments. Two pairs of conjugate kernels - K1 and K4, and K2 and K3 - in the H alpha images are identified. These kernels are linked by two different systems of EUV loops. K I and K4 correspond to the two 17 GHz and 34 GHz microwave sources observed by the Nobeyama Radioheliograph (NoRH), while K2 and K3 have no corresponding microwave sources. Optical spectroscopic observations suggest that all the four kernels are possible precipitating sites of non-thermal electrons. Thus the energy of electron deposited in K2 and K3 should be less than 100 keV. Two-dimensional. distributions of the full widths at half maximum (FWHM) of the H alpha profiles and the line-of-sight (LOS) velocities derived from the Ca 11 8542 angstrom profiles indicate that the largest FWHM and LOS velocity tends to be located near the outer edges of H alpha kernels, which is consistent with the scenario of current two-ribbon flare models and previous results. When non-thermal electron bombardment is present, the observed H alpha and Ca 11 8542 angstrom profiles are similar to previous observational and theoretical results, while the He I 10830 angstrom profiles are different from the theoretical ones. This puts some constraints on future theoretical calculation of the He 1 10830 angstrom line.