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The calculations of Compton backscattering from the solar surface of flare X-rays performed by Tomblin (1972) are extended to higher energies. It is shown that the effect is even more pronounced in the 40 keV region and that it can lead to substantial corrections to the observed X-ray spectra.
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Santangelo, N., Horstman, H. & Horstman-Moretti, E. The solar albedo of hard X-ray flares. Sol Phys 29, 143–148 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00153445
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