Observations of the Ca xix resonance line during the impulsive phase of solar flares |
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Authors: | K. G. McClements D. Alexander |
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Affiliation: | (1) Astrophysics Division, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 0X11 0QX Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, England;(2) Keble College, Parks Road, OX1 3PG Oxford, England;(3) Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, G12 8QW Glasgow, Scotland |
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Abstract: | Numerical simulations of flaring coronal loops, based on the assumption of an electron beam energy input, show that material is ablated from the chromosphere at approximately the local sound speed, thus giving rise to an overall blueshift in the spectrum of the soft X-ray Ca xix resonance line of up to 5 mÅ. In this paper we critically examine the observational evidence for the existence of this blueshift. From an exhaustive analysis of seven limb flares and nine disk flares, we find no indication of Ca xix blueshifts in excess of about 1 mÅ. This conclusion may present serious problems for the electron beam hypothesis: possible reasons for the apparent discrepancy between theory and observations are discussed. |
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