RH15D Model Output for a study on Variation of Energy Transport in Solar Flares by Kerr et al

In this repository are folders containing output from 12 solar flare simulations produced using the RH15D radiation transfer numerical code, organized by simulation name (described below). Each folder contains three output files, that can be read using publicly available python software, Helita. 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]. Each RH15D simulation was driven by a RADYN radiation hydrodynamics simulation, with the original RADYN atmospheres that were the inputs to RH15D contained within the RH15D output. The source codes and their usage (including detailed instructions regarding how to read the output) are described here: Helita link: https://github.com/ITA-Solar/helita Helita Documentation: https://ita-solar.github.io/helita/ RH15D link: https://github.com/ITA-Solar/rh RH15D Documentation: https://ita-solar.github.io/rh/ 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 4Mm of the corona, 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. NTE2wQcor is an example where both NTE and TC heating is applied simultaneously. Label Mechanism Energy Flux Density [erg s-1 cm-2] Heating Duration [s] δ Ec [keV] NTE1_RHoutput Non-thermal electrons 4.4 x 109 20s 3.5 20 NTE2_RHoutput Non-thermal electrons 1.6 x 1010 20s 3.5 15 NTE2wQcor_RHoutput Non-thermal electrons 1.6 x 1010 20s 3.5 15 In-situ coronal 1.6 x 1010 60s - - NTE3_RHoutput Non-thermal electrons 4.4 x 1010 20s 3.5 10 NTE4_RHoutput Non-thermal electrons 5 x 1011 20s 4.0 10 NTP_RHoutput Non-thermal protons 1.6 x 1010 20s 3.5 50 NTMS_RHoutput Non-thermal electrons 1.6 x 1010 20s 3.5 15 Non-thermal protons 1.0 x 1010 20s 3.5 50 TC1_RHoutput In-situ coronal 1.0 x 1010 20s - - TC2_RHoutput In-situ coronal 1.6 x 1010 20s - - TC3_RHoutput In-situ coronal 2.0 x 1010 20s - - TC4_RHoutput In-situ coronal 3.0 x 1010 20s - - TCGradual_RHoutput In-situ coronal [0.4-5] x 109 70s - -