Yohkoh Observations of White-light Flares
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The Aspect Camera on the Soft X-ray Telescope (SXT) on Yohkoh has provided a unique database of white-light ares (WLFs). Coincident HXR and SXR observations give a unique opportunity to study the relationship between these diierent emissions and investigate the origins of the white-light emission. We have found that the spatial and temporal coincidence between impulsive white-light and HXR emission is good but not exact and the case for the gradual white-light emission requires further investigation. Using the a list of Yohkoh WLFs observed prior to the failure of the Aspect Camera in 1992 we investigate the spatial and temporal relationship between the gradual white-light emission and both the HXR and SXR emission in an attempt to identify its origins.
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