Results
RHESSI observations have changed our perspective on solar flares, particularly on high-energy processes in flares. RHESSI observations has led to numerous publications in scientific journals and presentations at conferences. As of September 2008, RHESSI is mentioned in 970 publications, books, and presentations (as listed on NASA ADS). Between February 2006 to 2008, 200 publications have been published about RHESSI observations.
Some significant RHESSI results follow:
- RHESSI was the first satellite to image solar gamma rays from a solar flare.
- RHESSI was the first satellite to accurately measure terrestrial gamma-ray flashes that come from thunder storms, and RHESSI found that such flashes occur more often than thought and the gamma rays have a higher frequency on average than the average for cosmic sources.
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