EGU24-8631, updated on 08 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-8631
EGU General Assembly 2024
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Investigation of solar flares showing quasi-periodicity based on STIX Quick-Look light curves

Żaneta Szaforz1, Tomasz Mrozek1, and Michał Tomczak2
Żaneta Szaforz et al.
  • 1Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Solar Physics Division, Wrocław, Poland (zs@cbk.pan.wroc.pl)
  • 2Astronomical Institute of University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland (tomczak@astro.uni.wroc.pl)

The emission of radiation associated with the release of energy in solar flares is in many cases modulated according to a quasi-oscillatory pattern. This behavior is known as Quasi-Periodic Pulsations (QPPs). STIX instrument on board  Solar Orbiter offers new opportunities to study these types of phenomena. We reviewed Quick-Look light curves of the STIX instrument recorded from the beginning of the mission (April 14, 2020) to the end of March 202. 129 flares with the clearest pulses were selected, for which the periodicity analysis was carried out using the Lomb-Scargle periodogram and the autocorrelation method. It was found that 70% of those flares showed statistically significant oscillations. The observed periods ranged from 43 to 1355 s. It was found that longer periods occur less frequently than shorter ones. It has also been shown that there is a relationship between the period and the time interval in which the oscillations were observed.

How to cite: Szaforz, Ż., Mrozek, T., and Tomczak, M.: Investigation of solar flares showing quasi-periodicity based on STIX Quick-Look light curves, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-8631, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-8631, 2024.