A Multiwavelength Analysis of the Long-duration Flare Observed on 15 April 2002

TL;DR

This paper provides a comprehensive multiwavelength analysis of a long-duration solar flare on 15 April 2002, combining data from SOHO/EIT, RESIK, RHESSI, and GOES to study flare morphology and plasma conditions.

Contribution

It offers a detailed, multi-instrument approach to analyze the physical parameters and evolution of a specific solar flare, integrating imaging and spectroscopic data.

Findings

Detailed flare morphology and evolution studied.

Plasma temperature diagnostics obtained via DEM analysis.

Hard X-ray emission characterized with 1 keV resolution.

Abstract

We present a multiwavelength analysis of the long duration flare observed on 15 April 2002 (soft X-ray peak time at 03:55 UT, SOL2002-04-15T03:55). This flare occurred on the disk (S15W01) in NOAA 9906 and was observed by a number of space instruments including the Extreme-Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO/EIT), the RESIK spectrometer onboard the Coronas-F spacecraft, and the Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI). We have performed a complex analysis of these measurements and studied the morphology and physical parameters characterizing the conditions in flaring plasmas. The 195 A SOHO/EIT images have been used to study evolution of flaring loops. Analysis of RHESSI data provided the opportunity for a detailed analysis of hard X-ray emission with 1 keV energy resolution. We have used Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) observations for isothermal interpretation of the X-ray measurements. Temperature diagnostics of the flaring plasma have been carried out by means of a differential emission measure (DEM) analysis based on RESIK X-ray spectra.