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The interpretation of spatially resolved hard X-ray data implies the use of models where the spectral, spatial and temporal evolution of the X-ray flux can be studied. As a first step to construct detailed hard X-ray source models, we present here time-dependent solutions of the electron continuity equation in an inhomogeneous medium and we illustrate the evolution of the electron population and of the X-ray flux for simple situations. Applications of the results to stereoscopic X-ray observations is briefly discussed.
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Vilmer, N., MacKinnon, A.L., Trottet, G. (1986). Temporal Evolution of an Energetic Electron Population in an Inhomogeneous Medium. Application to X-ray Bursts.. In: Marsden, R.G. (eds) The Sun and the Heliosphere in Three Dimensions. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 123. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4612-5_10
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