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Radio Observations of the 20 January 2005 X-class Flare

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We present a multi-frequency and multi-instrument study of the 20 January 2005 event. We focus mainly on the complex radio signatures and their association with the active phenomena taking place: flares, CMEs, particle acceleration, and magnetic restructuring. As a variety of energetic-particle accelerators and sources of radio bursts are present, in the flare – ejecta combination, we investigate their relative importance in the progress of this event. The dynamic spectra of ARTEMIS-IV – Wind/Waves – HiRAS, with 2000 MHz – 20 kHz frequency coverage, were used to track the evolution of the event from the low corona to the interplanetary space; these were supplemented with SXR, HXR, and γ-ray recordings. The observations were compared with the expected radio signatures and energetic-particle populations envisaged by the Standard Flare – CME model and the reconnection outflow termination shock model. A proper combination of these mechanisms seems to provide an adequate model for the interpretation of the observational data.

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  1. Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics, Department of Physics, University of Athens, Zografos (Athens), 15783, Greece

    C. Bouratzis, P. Preka-Papadema, A. Hillaris & X. Moussas

  2. Department of Electronics, Technological Educational Institute of Lamia, Lamia, 35100, Greece

    P. Tsitsipis & A. Kontogeorgos

  3. Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119992, Russia

    V. G. Kurt

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Bouratzis, C., Preka-Papadema, P., Hillaris, A. et al. Radio Observations of the 20 January 2005 X-class Flare. Sol Phys 267, 343–359 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-010-9648-7

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