Difference between revisions of "GOES Flux vs STIX counts"
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− | [[File: | + | [[File:Goes stix scatter linear.png|800px|thumb|none| Scatter plot of STIX counts (4 - 10 keV) versus GOES flux and histogram of STIX counts versus GOES flux as well as a linear fit to the data. STIX counts are background subtracted and multiplied by the squared distances between Solar Orbiter and the Sun. |
1045 flares with Earth look-angles smaller than 90 degrees were selected. ]] | 1045 flares with Earth look-angles smaller than 90 degrees were selected. ]] | ||
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The GOES flux of a solar flare is estimated using<br> | The GOES flux of a solar flare is estimated using<br> | ||
− | flux=10^(p0+p1*x | + | flux=10^(p0+p1*x), <br> |
with x=log10(stix_peak_counts*r^2)<br> | with x=log10(stix_peak_counts*r^2)<br> |
Revision as of 12:55, 19 January 2022

Scatter plot of STIX counts (4 - 10 keV) versus GOES flux and histogram of STIX counts versus GOES flux as well as a linear fit to the data. STIX counts are background subtracted and multiplied by the squared distances between Solar Orbiter and the Sun. 1045 flares with Earth look-angles smaller than 90 degrees were selected.
The GOES flux of a solar flare is estimated using
flux=10^(p0+p1*x),
with x=log10(stix_peak_counts*r^2)
where p0, p1, p2 are the parameters from the curve fit, peak_counts is the STIX QL LC peak
counts and r is the distance between the Sun and solar orbiter in units of au.