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.

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Earth and Planetary Physics
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.26464/epp2025036
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Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
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Abstract

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.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, George Mason University, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang, Goddard Space Flight Center
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