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Optical output of the 24 April 1984 white-light flare

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Results of quantitative, two-dimensional photographic photometry of the spectacular 24 April 1984 white-light flare (WLF) are presented, including measurements of optical continuum peak flux, spectrum, and power. The WLF light curve peaks nearly simultaneously with the flare hard x-rays, but precedes the peak soft x-ray thermal emission by several minutes.

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  1. Phillips Laboratory (AFMC), Geophysics Directorate, National Solar Observatory/Sacramento Peak, 88349, Sunspot, NM, USA

    Donald F. Neidig

  2. Universitaets-Sternwarte, Geismarlandstr. 11, D-37083, Gottingen, Germany

    Hartmut Grosser

  3. Indiana University Libraries, 47405, Bloomington, IN, USA

    Mary Hrovat

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  1. Donald F. Neidig
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Operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation. Partial support for the National Solar Observatory is provided by the USAF under a Memorandum of Understanding with the NSF.

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Neidig, D.F., Grosser, H. & Hrovat, M. Optical output of the 24 April 1984 white-light flare. Sol Phys 155, 199–202 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00670740

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