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Inglis, Andrew R., Zimovets, I. V., Dennis, Brian R., Kontar, E. P., Nakariakov, V. M. (Valery M.), Struminsky, A. B. and Tolbert, A. K.. (2011) Instrumental oscillations in RHESSI count rates during solar flares. Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.530 . A47. ISSN 0004-6361

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016322

Abstract

Aims. We seek to illustrate the analysis problems posed by RHESSI spacecraft motion by studying persistent instrumental oscillations found in the lightcurves measured by RHESSI's X-ray detectors in the 6-12 keV and 12-25 keV energy range during the decay phase of the flares of 2004 November 4 and 6.

Methods. The various motions of the RHESSI spacecraft which may contribute to the manifestation of oscillations are studied. The response of each detector in turn is also investigated.

Results. We find that on 2004 November 6 the observed oscillations correspond to the nutation period of the RHESSI instrument. These oscillations are of greatest amplitude for detector 5, while in the lightcurves of many other detectors the oscillations are small or undetectable. We also find that the variation in detector pointing is much larger during this flare than the counterexample of 2004 November 4.

Conclusions. Sufficiently large nutation motions of the RHESSI spacecraft lead to clearly observable oscillations in count rates, posing a significant hazard for data analysis. This issue is particularly problematic for detector 5 due to its design characteristics. Dynamic correction of the RHESSI counts, accounting for the livetime, data gaps, and the transmission of the bi-grid collimator of each detector, is required to overcome this issue. These corrections should be applied to all future oscillation studies.

Item Type:

Journal Article

Subjects:

Q Science > QB Astronomy

Divisions:

Faculty of Science > Physics

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):

Sun -- Corona, Solar oscillations, Solar flares

Journal or Publication Title:

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Publisher:

EDP Sciences

ISSN:

0004-6361

Official Date:

June 2011

Dates:

Date	Event
June 2011	Published

Volume:

Vol.530

Page Range:

A47

Identifier:

10.1051/0004-6361/201016322

Status:

Peer Reviewed

Publication Status:

Published

Access rights to Published version:

Restricted or Subscription Access

Funder:

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Rossiĭskiĭ fond fundamentalʹnykh issledovaniĭ (Russian Foundation of Basic Research) (RFBR), Russia (Federation). Ministerstvo nauki i tekhnicheskoĭ politiki (Russia (Federation). Ministry of Science and Technological Policy) (Minnauki RF), Royal Society (Great Britain)

Grant number:

10-02-01285-a (RFBR), 14.740.11.0086 (Minnauki RF), NSch-3200.2010.2

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