Abstract
Intensities of abundance diagnostic lines of Ca XV, Ca XVI, Ni XVII, Ar XIII, and Ar XV have been derived for a classic flare loop system observed during the Skylab mission. These have been used to test for photospheric or coronal origin of the flare loop material. The resulting FIP-bias factors are between 1.7 and 4.6 with a majority of the values around 4.5 indicating a source with material modified by the FIP effect. The loop system bias factors are similar to those observed in a sample of Skylab prominences, suggesting that the disrupted mass of the preflare embedded filament provided the loop system material.
Export citation and abstract BibTeX RIS