(1) Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory, Dept. L9-41, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center, Bldg. 252, 3251 Hanover St., Palo Alto, CA, 94304, U.S.A;
Abstract:
In the standard method of electron density determination for soft X-ray (SXR) flare kernels, it is necessary to assume what
the extent is of a kernel along the line of sight. This is a source of significant uncertainty of the obtained densities.