The escape of trapped electrons in the decay phase of solar flare

Abstract

AbstractFrom the observations of radio and HXR bursts, the escape rate of energetic electrons trapped in the flare loops is studied based on the trap-plus-precipitation model for the kinematics of energetic electrons in solar flares. Coulomb collision is regarded as the main pitch angle scattering of trapped electrons in the decay phase of the event on 2004 December 1. The escape rate of trapped electrons decreases firstly and then increases, which indicates the evolution of the plasma density in the flare loops during the decay phase.