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The distribution maps of the circular polarization degree and radio brightness have been analyzed for more than 40 flares based on the Nobeyama Radioheliograph data. It has been shown that the observed microwave emission is polarized in the ordinary mode in some flaring loop parts in six events. Based on a joint analysis of the photospheric magnetic field maps obtained from the HMI/SDO and MDI/SOHO magnetograph’s and the radio emission dynamics in different source parts, it has been concluded that the ordinary mode predominance in all six selected events can be connected with implementation of the longitudinal pitch-angle anisotropy of emitting electrons.
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Morgachev, A.S., Melnikov, V.F. & Kuznetsov, S.A. Search for accelerated electron anisotropy signatures based on observed polarization of the flaring loop microwave emission. Geomagn. Aeron. 56, 1045–1051 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S001679321608017X
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