Footpoint versus Loop-top Hard X–ray Emission Sources in Solar Flares
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1 The hard X-ray flux ratio ℜ of the footpoint sources to the loop-top source has been used to investigate non-thermal electron trapping and precipitation in solar flares. Considering the mission-long Yohkoh Hard X–ray Telescope database, from which we selected 117 flares, we investigated a dependence of the ratio ℜ on flare loop parameters like height h and column depth N. We used non-thermal electron beams as a diagnostic tool for magnetic convergence. The ratio ℜ decreases with h which we interpret as an effect of converging field geometry. Two branches seen in the ℜ − h diagram suggest that in the solar corona two kinds of magnetic loops can exist: a more-converged ones that are more frequent (above 80%) and less-converged loops that are less frequent (below 20%). A lack of correlation between the ratio ℜ and N can be due to a more complex configuration of investigated events than seen in soft X–rays. Obtained values of the magnetic mirror ratio are consistent with previous works and suggest a strongly nonpotential configuration. Further investigation including RHESSI data is needed to verify our results. Abstract.
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