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Here we report the statistical analysis of 160 isolated decimetric type III bursts, a majority of them (74%) having central frequency above 1000 MHz, observed in 8 flares by the spectrometer Phoenix. The most important finding of the detailed analysis is: 67% of all the bursts are reverse slope, 38% normal and 5% bi-directional. Also, we obtained the following results: (a) the best fits for the average half power duration and for the average drift rate as a function of frequency are given by t1/2=1.7×104f−0.60and /df/dt|=(0.09±0.03)f(1.35 ± 0.10), respectively; (b) the frequency range of most of the type III bursts is less than 250 MHz; (c) the number of bursts decreases with increasing starting frequency and flux; (d) peak flux decreases with increasing frequency. The relations obtained fit well for higher frequency observations. Assuming an improved density model and type III emission at 2ndharmonic, the beam parameters of type III bursts are determined.
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Meléndez, J., Sawant, H., Fernandes, F. et al. Statistical analysis of high-frequency decimetric type III bursts. Solar Physics 187, 77–88 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005110111620
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