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Observations of impulsive solar flare X-rays ≳ 10 keV made with the OGO-5 satellite are compared with ground based measurements of type III solar radio bursts in 10–580 MHz range. It is shown that the times of maxima of these two emissions, when detectable, agree within ∼ 18 s. This maximum time difference is comparable to that between the maxima of the impulsive X-ray and impulsive microwave bursts. In view of the various observational uncertainties, it is argued that the observations are consistent with the impulsive X-ray, impulsive microwave, and type III radio bursts being essentially simultaneous. The observations are also consistent with 10–100 keV electron streams being responsible for the type III emission. It is estimated that the total number of electrons ≳ 22 keV required to produce a type III burst is ≲ 1034. The observations indicate that the non-thermal electron groups responsible for the impulsive X-ray, impulsive microwave, and type III radio bursts are accelerated simultaneously in essentially the same region of the solar atmosphere.
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Kane, S.R. Evidence for a common origin of the electrons responsible for the impulsive X-ray and type III radio bursts. Sol Phys 27, 174–181 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00151781
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