Diagnostics of temperature and blue-shifted velocity using soft X-ray spectra from the Macau Science Satellite-1
Using the new soft X-ray data from the Macau Science Satellite-1, we studied a solar flare that occurred on 22 June 2023. We found that the centroids of the Ca (around 3.9 keV) and Fe (around 6.7 keV) line features exhibit a rapid shift toward higher energy channels during the flare's rising phase, followed by a gradual decrease during the decay phase. Through precise energy calibration, the centroids are determined with high accuracy. Temperature and velocity are then self-consistently derived by comparing the centroids with those calculated from the synthesized line features using the latest CHIANTI atomic database (ver. 10.1). The calculated maximum velocity reaches up to 710 ± 60 km s<sup>−1</sup>, which significantly exceeds the previously reported values. Our results suggest that the entire shift of soft X-ray lines may occur during the process of chromospheric evaporation.
Authors
- Jinhua Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4439-4972)
- Jianping Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0625-1575)
- Ya Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5764-6740)
- YongQiang Shi
- Yang Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1903-1432)
- HaiSheng Ji
- Dong Li
- Lei Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0258-8824)
- Liansheng Li
Publication Details
- Journal
- Earth and Planetary Physics
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26464/epp2025036
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.79
Funders
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- George Mason University
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang
- Goddard Space Flight Center