GLOSSARY

FREQUENCY-

FLUENCE-

CORONA-

POINT SOURCE -a celestial object whose angular extent cannot be measured, (photos taken of the sun in gamma rays are point source)

CHROMOSPHERE-

GAMMA RAY -very high energy electromagnetic particles posessing the shortest wavelength and subsequently the highest frequency

SOLAR FLARE -sudden short-lived brightenings of small areas of the sun's upper chromosphere and inner corona, they are an explosive release of energy of particles and radiation

GAMMA RAY FLARE -

GOES (CLASS)-

H-ALPHA (CLASS) -

HELIOCENTRIC ANGLE -specifies the position of a flare on the sun with respect to the center of the sun

POWER LAW AMPLITUDE-

POWER LAW INDEX-

BREMSSTRAHLUNG FLUENCE [braking radiation]-electomagnetic radiation arising form the rapid deceleration of electrons with a continuous spectrum

NARROW LINE NUCLEAR FLUENCE-

.511 MeV LINE FLUENCE-

2.23 MeV LINE FLUENCE -