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太阳耀斑期间RHESSI计数率的仪器振荡

Instrumental oscillations in RHESSI count rates during solar flares

A. R. Inglis, I. V. Zimovets, B. R. Dennis, E. P. Kontar, V. M. Nakariakov, A. B. Struminsky, A. K. Tolbert

摘要:

目的:我们试图通过研究RHESSI的X射线探测器在6-12千电子伏和12-25千电子伏的能量范围内测量的光变曲线中发现的持续仪器振荡来说明RHESSI航天器运动所带来的分析问题,在2004年11月4日和6日的耀斑衰变阶段。方法:研究RHESSI航天器的各种运动可能有助于振荡的表现。每个探测器的响应反过来也进行了研究。结果:我们发现,2004年11月6日观测到的振荡对应于RHESSI仪器的章动周期。这些振荡对于探测器5也是最大幅度的,而在许多其他探测器的光变曲线中,振荡很小或不可检测。我们还发现,在这次耀斑期间,探测器指向的变化要比2004年11月4日的反例大得多。结论:RHESSI航天器的足够大的章动运动导致计数率的明显可观察的振荡,对数据分析构成重大危险。由于检测器5的设计特性,该问题对于检测器5尤其成问题。RHESSI计数的动态校正,占生存时间,数据间隙,和每个探测器的双网格准直器的传输,需要克服这个问题。这些修正应适用于所有未来的振荡研究。

英文摘要:

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 also 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.

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