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Project Summary:
A study of the May 13, 2005 two ribbon flare in UV and HXR



 
Solar Physics REU Program
Summer 2009

Kristin Rosenau



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The 2005 May 13 two ribbon flare evolution is examined in UV and HXR using data from RHESSI and TRACE to better understand the 3D evolution of magnetic reconnection and energy release. After the peak of the solar flare, the RHESSI HXR images illustrate a ribbon structure. At this time, the two UV ribbons are spatially and temporally resolved and it is observed that ‘negative’ HXRs expand along with the negative UV ribbon. This is further evidenced by a rough linear correlation between the HXR and UV light curves as well as a correlation between the HXR light curve and reconnection rate given by the UV ribbons. We conclude that by comparing UV and HXR sources with the reconnection rate, the spatially resolved energy release rate can then be derived.