Time Variability of the “Quiet” Sun Observed with TRACE . II. Physical Parameters, Temperature Evolution, and Energetics of Extreme‐Ultraviolet Nanoflares

Abstract

We present a detailed analysis of the geometric and physical parameters of 281 EUV nanoflares, simultaneously detected with the TRACE telescope in the 171 and 195 Å wavelengths. The detection and discrimination of these flarelike events is detailed in the first paper in this series. We determine the loop length l, loop width w, emission measure EM, the evolution of the electron density ne(t) and temperature Te(t), the flare decay time τdecay, and calculate the radiative loss time τloss, the conductive loss time τcond, and the thermal energy Eth. The findings are as follows: (1) EUV nanoflares in the energy range of 1024-1026 ergs represent miniature versions of larger flares observed in soft X-rays (SXR) and hard X-rays (HXR), scaled to lower temperatures (Te