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A Study of the Decay Phase of an X-Ray Flare on Algol

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2017

R. Mewe ,
G.H.J. van den Oord  and
J. Jakimiec
R. Mewe
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Space Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
G.H.J. van den Oord
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, U.K., Scotland
J. Jakimiec
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, Wroclaw University, Poland

Abstract

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We have re-analyzed the X-ray flare on Algol which was observed with EXOSAT (White et al. (1986)). The common practice of estimating loop volume and length from the decay time of the flare is discussed extensively. We show that during the decay phase of the flare both scaling laws for coronal loops are valid. This implies a unique determination of loop volume and length and allows a check whether additional heating occurs in the decay phase of a flare.

Type
Session I: Stellar Flares
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 104 , Issue 2: Solar and Stellar Flares , 1989 , pp. 123 - 126
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1989

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