A Model for the Source of Solar-Flare X-Rays

F. M. Strauss, Michael D. Papagiannis

The Astrophysical Journal · 1971 · 30 citations · 0 references

Abstract

A solar flare model by Sturrock is used to compute quantitatively the thermal X-ray emission during a small flare. The results are in good agreement with actual X-ray data obtained with the OGO-5 satellite. The microwave and optical emissions are also discussed.