The Relationship of 'Microflares' to Ordinary Solar Flares

在太阳上已经有几次观测到类似微弱耀斑的事件，通常被称为“微耀斑”。这种现象在理论上很有趣，原因有几个。这项拨款将使用反映耀斑物理不同方面的几个时间序列来研究耀斑发生的分布函数。其中一个工具将是利用蒙特卡罗模拟生成的模型时间序列。目标是将MAX 91期间观测到的“微耀斑”现象与正常范围内事件的分布函数联系起来，并得出关于使用弱非热事件作为日冕加热要素的推论。太阳极大期的观测对微耀斑的研究比较有利，因为太阳极大期的活动水平普遍较高。

There have been several observations of weak flare-like events on the sun, generically termed "microflares." Such phenomena are theoretically interesting for several reasons. This grant will examine the distribution functions of flare occurrence, using several time series that reflect different aspects of flare physics. One tool will be the use of model time series generated by Monte Carlo simulation. The objectives will be to relate "microflare" phenomena observed during MAX 91 to the distribution functions of events in the normal range, and to draw inferences about use of weak non- thermal events as elements of coronal heating. Observations from the solar maximum period are better for microflare studies because of the generally higher activity levels.