Empirical correction of RHESSI spectra for photospheric albedo and its effect on inferred electron spectra (original) (raw)
Alexander, R.C. and Brown, J.C.(2002) Empirical correction of RHESSI spectra for photospheric albedo and its effect on inferred electron spectra.Solar Physics, 210(1-2), 407 -418. (doi: 10.1023/A:1022465615445)
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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022465615445
Abstract
Photospheric Compton backscatter (albedo) makes a significant contribution to observed hard X-ray (HXR) spectral fluxes over the RHESSI energy range and should be allowed for in HXR spectral interpretation. The full correction problem is nonlinear and messy but we offer a simple approximate first- order correction procedure for global HXR spectra based upon empirical fits to published albedo simulations. We also illustrate the impact of this correction on inferred electron spectra for the thin-and thick-target models.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Brown, Professor John |
| Authors: | Alexander, R.C., and Brown, J.C. |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Journal Name: | Solar Physics |
| ISSN: | 0038-0938 |
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Deposit and Record Details
| ID Code: | 1310 |
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| Depositing User: | EPrints Administrator |
| Datestamp: | 09 Aug 2005 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Aug 2016 10:57 |
| Date of first online publication: | 2002 |