Table 1 Flare simulation parameters

From: Spatial variation of energy transport mechanisms within solar flare ribbons

Label

Mechanism

Flux density, F

(erg s−1 cm−2)

Injection duration

(s)

Fluence, Ftotal

(erg cm−2)

δ

Ec

(keV)

NTE1

NTEs

4.4 × 109

20

8.8 × 1010

3.5

20

NTE2

NTEs

1.6 × 1010

20

3.2 × 1011

3.5

15

NTE3

NTEs

4.4 × 1010

20

8.8 × 1011

3.5

10

NTE4

NTEs

5.0 × 1011

20

1.0 × 1013

4.0

10

NTP

Non-thermal protons

1.6 × 1010

20

3.2 × 1011

3.5

50

NTMS

Non-thermal protons +

1.0 × 1010

20

2.0 × 1011

3.5

50

NTEs

1.6 × 1010

20

3.2 × 1011

3.5

15

TC1

In situ (‘direct’) heating

1.0 × 1010

20

2.0 × 1011

  

TC2

In situ (‘direct’) heating

1.6 × 1010

20

3.2 × 1011

  

TC3

In situ (‘direct’) heating

2.0 × 1010

20

4.0 × 1011

  

TC4

In situ (‘direct’) heating

3.0 × 1010

20

6.0 × 1011

  

TCGradual

In situ (‘direct’) heating

[0.4–5] × 109

70

1.9 × 1011

  
  1. The parameters used to drive each of the flare simulations are listed. NTE1, NTE2, NTE3 and the electron component of the NTMS distribution were guided by STIX HXR observations. The instantaneous energy flux density was injected at a constant rate for the duration of the heating phase. The fluence (time-integrated energy flux density) is the total energy injected during each flare. The parameters listed in the final two columns only apply to the particle beam driven experiments (NTE1-4, NTP, and NTMS).
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