Particle Acceleration
Constraints :
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Free magnetic energy during magnetic reconnection process
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Direct imaging of above-the-loop-top HXR sources (Masuda 1994)
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Electron time-of-flight localization s/L~1.5 (Aschwanden 1995)
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Conjugate footpoint constraints (Sakao 1994)
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Bi-directional electron beams (Aschwanden, Benz, & Schwartz 1993)
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Electron density at startfrequency of type III an bi-directional beams
(Aschwanden & Benz, 1997)
The
particle acceleration site is most
likely
located in magnetic cusps
above
(relaxed) SXR-bright flare loops