Difference between revisions of "GOES Flux vs STIX counts"
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[[File:Goes stix flux fit lms.png|800px|thumb|none| Scatter plot of STIX counts (4 - 10 keV) versus GOES flux and as well as a linear fit and a polynomial fit to the data. ]] | [[File:Goes stix flux fit lms.png|800px|thumb|none| Scatter plot of STIX counts (4 - 10 keV) versus GOES flux and as well as a linear fit and a polynomial fit to the data. ]] | ||
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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> | ||
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flux=10^(p0+p1*x), <br> | flux=10^(p0+p1*x), <br> | ||
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with x=log10(stix_peak_counts*r^2)<br> | with x=log10(stix_peak_counts*r^2)<br> | ||
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where p0, p1 are the parameters from the curve fit, peak_counts is the STIX QL LC peak | where p0, p1 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. <br> | counts and r is the distance between the Sun and solar orbiter in units of au. <br> | ||
Revision as of 09:08, 20 January 2022
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 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.
