Recent Advances in the Understanding of Solar Flares: Proceedings of the U.S.-Japan Seminar held at Komaba, Tokyo, 5–8 October 1982

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction to HINOTORI....Pages 3-6
The Solar Maximum Mission....Pages 7-7
Solar Instruments on the P78-1 Spacecraft....Pages 9-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Development of Flare Morphology in X-rays, and the Flare Scenario....Pages 21-32
Magnetic Theories of Solar Flares....Pages 33-45
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
Solar Flare X-ray Spectra from the P78-1 Spacecraft....Pages 49-58
Non-Thermal and Non-Equilibrium Effects in Soft X-ray Flare Spectra....Pages 59-66
Observation of Chromospheric Evaporation during the Solar Maximum Mission....Pages 67-77
Transport and Containment of Plasma, Particles and Energy within Flares....Pages 79-90
Interpretation of the Soft X-ray Spectra from Hinotori....Pages 91-100
Polarization Measurements Using the Bragg Crystal Spectrometers on Hinotori....Pages 101-105
Thermal Evolution of Flare Plasma....Pages 107-113
Conductive Flux in the Chromosphere Derived from Line Linear Polarization Observation....Pages 115-122
Upper Limits on the Total Radiant Energy of Solar Flares....Pages 123-130
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
Energetic Electrons as an Energy Transport Mechanism in Solar Flares....Pages 133-146
Hydrodynamics of Flaring Loops: SMM Observations and Numerical Simulations....Pages 147-157
Behavior of Transition-Region Lines during Impulsive Solar Flares....Pages 159-171
The Optical Flare....Pages 173-184
Observation of the Flare of 12 June 1982 by Norikura Coronagraph and HINOTORI....Pages 185-191
Observations of a Compact Solar Flare on 1981 September 7 in Hα, X-ray, and Microwave Radiations....Pages 193-194
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
The Height of Hα Flare Emitting Region....Pages 195-196
Positional Measurements on the Eruptive Loop Prominence of 27 April 1981 and Comparison with the X-ray Sources....Pages 197-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Spatial Characteristics of Microwave Bursts....Pages 205-217
Dual Frequency Observations of Flares with the VLA....Pages 219-226
Dissipative Thermal Models for Impulsive Microwave Burst Delays....Pages 227-230
Late Phase Gradual Enhancements in Microwaves and Hard X-rays of the 6 November 1980 Flare....Pages 231-236
Short-Period Pulsations Observed Simultaneously by X-ray and Radio Waves....Pages 237-238
Fast Transients in Hard X-ray Solar Flares....Pages 239-240
Hard X-ray Dynamic Spectrum of Flares Observed by Hinotori....Pages 241-246
A Flare Model Deduced from Hinotori and Millimeterwave Interferometer Observations....Pages 247-252
Relation Between Hard X-ray Spectra and Electron Energy Spectra....Pages 253-257
A Comparison of High-Energy Events in the Quiet Sun with Solar Flares....Pages 259-265
Pre- and Post-Flare X-ray Variations in Active Regions....Pages 267-277
Imaging of Impulsive Solar Flare Phenomena....Pages 279-288
Temperature Structure of Spatially Resolved Hard X-ray Flares....Pages 289-299
General Aspects of Hard X-ray Flares Observed by Hinotori: Gradual Burst and Impulsive Burst....Pages 301-312
Vertical Structure of Hard X-ray Flare....Pages 313-321
Hard X-ray Images of Impulsive Bursts....Pages 323-331
Time Variations of Hard X-ray Bursts Observed with the Solar X-ray Telescope Aboard Hinotori (with a Movie)....Pages 333-338
Computed Magnetic Field Structure of the Flares Observed by Hinotori Hard X-ray Telescope....Pages 339-344
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Dynamical Interpretation of the Very Hot Region Appearing at the Top of the Loop....Pages 345-351
Front Matter....Pages 353-353
Spatial Structure of High Energy Photon Sources in Solar Flares....Pages 355-365
Observations of Fine Time Structure in Solar Flare Hard X-ray Bursts....Pages 367-373
Gamma-ray Observations from Hinotori....Pages 375-382
High Energy Particle Acceleration in Solar Flares — Observational Evidence....Pages 383-393
Gamma-ray Lines and Neutrons from Solar Flares....Pages 395-408
Characteristics of Gamma-ray Line Flares as Observed in Hard X-ray Emissions and Other Phenomena....Pages 409-419
Narrow-Band Decimeter Bursts and X-ray Emissions — Possible Evidence of Negative Absorption or Maser Effect....Pages 421-426
Particle Acceleration in the 1981 April 1 Flare....Pages 427-432
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
Open Discussion of Controversial Points....Pages 435-461
Back Matter....Pages 463-466