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Hard X-ray spectra and positions of solar flares observed by RHESSI: photospheric albedo, directivity and electron spectra

J. Kašparová, Eduard P. Kontar, J. C. Brown

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2007 · 64 citations · 34 references

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Aims.We investigate the signature of the photospheric albedo contribution in solar flare hard X-ray spectra, the effect of low energy cutoffs in electron spectra, and the directivity of hard X-ray emission.

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