RADYN Model Output for a study on Variation of Energy Transport in Solar Flares by Kerr et al

Overview In this repository are folders containing output from solar flare simulations produced using the RADYN radiation hydrodynamics numerical code, organized by simulation name (described below). The output is in cdf format, which can be read into python using the radynpy routines linked below. These simulations were produced by Dr. Graham S. Kerr and collaborators, as part of their study titled into how different energy transport mechanisms impact radiation signatures during flares. These particular simulations are related to a paper under review [publication details will be added later]. radynpy: https://pypi.org/project/radynpy/ Flare simulations Each simulation was driven by different energy transport properties, with the resulting radiative and atmospheric response stored in the output files. In the table below NTE refers to non-thermal electrons, NTP refers to non-thermal protons, NTMS refers to a distribution containing both non-thermal electrons and non-thermal protons, and TC refers to thermal conduction. For the TC experiments, energy was added directly to the upper portion of the loop, with subsequent thermal conduction carrying that energy to the lower atmosphere. All experiments had constant rate of energy injection, with the exception of TCGradual, which increased to a peak at 35s, and back down again to zero over the next 35s. Label Mechanism Energy Flux Density [erg s-1 cm-2] Heating Duration [s] δ Ec [keV] NTE1_RADYNoutput.cdf Non-thermal electrons 4.4 x 109 20s 3.5 20 NTE2_ RADYNoutput.cdf Non-thermal electrons 1.6 x 1010 20s 3.5 15 NTE3_ RADYNoutput.cdf Non-thermal electrons 4.4 x 1010 20s 3.5 10 NTE4_ RADYNoutput.cdf Non-thermal electrons 5 x 1011 20s 4.0 10 NTP_ RADYNoutput.cdf Non-thermal protons 1.6 x 1010 20s 3.5 50 NTMS_ RADYNoutput.cdf Non-thermal electrons 1.6 x 1010 20s 3.5 15 Non-thermal protons 1.0 x 1010 20s 3.5 50 TC1_ RADYNoutput.cdf In-situ coronal 1.0 x 1010 20s - - TC2_ RADYNoutput.cdf In-situ coronal 1.6 x 1010 20s - - TC3_ RADYNoutput.cdf In-situ coronal 2.0 x 1010 20s - - TC4_ RADYNoutput.cdf In-situ coronal 3.0 x 1010 20s - - TCGradual_ RADYNoutput.cdf In-situ coronal [0.4-5] x 109 70s - -