Comparison of solar hard X-ray and UV line and continuum bursts with high time resolutionA comparison of data sets from the UV Spectrometer and Polarimeter and Hard X-ray Burst Spectrometer instruments on SMM has established the close relationship of the impulsive phase hard X-ray and UV continuum and OV line emissions, lending support to the notion that they have a similar origin low in the solar atmosphere. These results severely constrain models that attempt to explain impulsive phase hard X-rays and UV emission; alternative processes of impulsive-phase UV continuum production should accordingly be considered. Attention is given to an electron beam 'hole boring' mechanism and a photoionization radiation transport mechanism.
Document ID
19870038945
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Orwig, L. E. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Woodgate, B. E. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)