Simultaneous Observations of Solar Flares with CGRO/OSSE and Yohkoh/WBS

Abstract

Yohkoh and the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) are the only satellites currently measuring of gamma radiation from solar flares. In this paper we present preliminary results of a cross-calibration of the Yohkoh/Wide Band Spectrometer (WBS) and the Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment (OSSE) on CGRO. Except for one flare whose spectrum was very hard, total flux measurements by the two instruments agreed. Differences of narrow-line fluxes are probably attributable to the poorer energy resolution of the Yohkoh/WBS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA594344

Entities

People

  • Gerald H. Share
  • M. Yoshimori
  • Ronald J. Murphy

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Calibration
  • Corpuscular Radiation
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Energy
  • Gamma Rays
  • Intervals
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Radiation
  • Solar Flares
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometers
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Solar Physics
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Space