Study of Asymmetric Behavior of Soft X-Ray Flares During Solar Cycle 24

Abstract

The data of soft x-ray solar flare activity for the interval 2008 to 2019 which covers the ascending, maximum, descending & part of minimum period of solar cycle 24 has been used for investigating the behavior of North-South (N-S) and East-West (E-W) asymmetries. Our statistical analysis revealed that the N-S asymmetry is a real phenomenon and that the solar cycle 24 shows southern predominance which is similar to the past solar cycle 21, 22 and 23. Hence a long-term periodic behavior could be inferred. The E-W asymmetry for the considered is found to be slight western dominated but the associated probability values indicates a statistically insignificant result.