Observations of hard x-ray emission of solar flares on the cubsat satellites of the Moscow University group

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The possibilities of using cubesat nanosatellites to detect the hard X-ray radiation (HXR) from solar flares are shown. The results of HXR measurements of several flares in the energy range >30 keV using the DeCoR-1 and DeCoR-3 instruments installed on the Avion satellite are presented, as well as a table of flares observed in HXR on the MSU constellation cubesats from September 2023 to February 2024.

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A. V. Bogomolov

Lomonosov Moscow State University

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Email: aabboogg@srd.sinp.msu.ru

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics

Russian Federation, Moscow

V. V. Bogomolov

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Email: aabboogg@srd.sinp.msu.ru

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Faculty of Physics

Russian Federation, Moscow

A. F. Iyudin

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Email: aabboogg@srd.sinp.msu.ru

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics

Russian Federation, Moscow

I. N. Myagkova

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Email: aabboogg@srd.sinp.msu.ru

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics

Russian Federation, Moscow

S. I. Svertilov

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Email: aabboogg@srd.sinp.msu.ru

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Faculty of Physics

Russian Federation, Moscow

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2. Fig. 1. Time course of soft (GOES) and hard X-ray emission (Avion, Konus-WIND, STIX) during the flare on 29.I.2024 (start at 03:54 UT), as well as the McIlwain parameter L for the Avion cubesat during the flare

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3. Fig. 2. Time course of soft (GOES) and hard X-ray emission (DeCoR-1 instrument on the Avion satellite, Konus-WIND, STIX) during the flare on 02.XI.2023 (start at 12:18 UT)

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