This project investigates how nonthermal electron flux relates to solar flare strength, focusing on smaller A- and B-class HXR microflares. While previous research found no correlation in larger flares, this study aims to see if smaller events show different behavior. Using data from STIX and SDO/AIA, I analyzed 37 microflares by measuring ribbon areas across multiple wavelengths. These areas were combined with electron flux measurements to calculate the energy flux during each flare. This project has been expanded to account for instrumentation and cadence variance as well as exploring various factors to increase the robustness of the study.
Acknowledgements: We would like to acknowledge that this work is supported by the NSF REU Program (award number 2244344) at Montana State University.
Montana State University, Union College