Hybrid simulations of chromospheric HXR flare sources

Abstract

Recent measurements of vertical extents and positions of the chromospheric hard X-ray (HXR) flare sources based on Ramaty High-Energy Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) observations show a significant inconsistency with the theoretical predictions based on the standard collisional thick target model (CTTM). Using a hybrid flare code Flarix, we model simultaneously and self-consistently the propagation, scattering and energy losses of electron beams with power-law energy spectra and various initial pitch-angle distributions in a purely collisional approximation and concurrently the dynamic response of the heated chromosphere on timescales typical for RHESSI image reconstruction. The results of the simulations are used to model the time evolution of the vertical distribution of chromospheric HXR source within a singular (compact) loop. Adopting the typical RHESSI imaging times scales, energy dependent vertical sizes and positions as could be observed by RHESSI are presented.

arXiv comment5 pages, 4 images, accepted to Astron. Nachr

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