Particle Acceleration And Kinematics In Solar Flares
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Particle Acceleration and Kinematics in Solar Flares
Author | : Markus Aschwanden |
Publsiher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2013-03-09 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9789401725415 |
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Over the last decade we entered a new exploration phase of solar flare physics, equipped with powerful spacecraft such as Yohkoh, SoHO, and TRACE that pro vide us detail-rich and high-resolution images of solar flares in soft X-rays, hard X -rays, and extreme-ultraviolet wavelengths. Moreover, the large-area and high sensitivity detectors on the Compton GRO spacecraft recorded an unprecedented number of high-energy photons from solar flares that surpasses all detected high energy sources taken together from the rest of the universe, for which CGRO was mainly designed to explore. However, morphological descriptions of these beau tiful pictures and statistical catalogs of these huge archives of solar data would not convey us much understanding of the underlying physics, if we would not set out to quantify physical parameters from these data and would not subject these measurements to theoretical models. Historically, there has always been an unsatisfactory gap between traditional astronomy that dutifully describes the mor phology of observations, and the newer approach of astrophysics, which starts with physical concepts from first principles and analyzes astronomical data with the goal to confirm or disprove theoretical models. In this review we attempt to bridge this yawning gap and aim to present the recent developments in solar flare high-energy physics from a physical point of view, structuring the observations and analysis results according to physical processes, such as particle acceleration, propagation, energy loss, kinematics, and radiation signatures.
Particle kinematics in solar flares observations and theory
Author | : Marina Battaglia |
Publsiher | : Cuvillier Verlag |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2009-02-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9783736928800 |
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This thesis is devoted to the study of particle acceleration and propagation processes in solar flares. Solar flares are amongst the most powerful and energetic activity phenomena our Sun exhibits. They release energy of the order of 1032 erg in seconds to minutes. In the process, electrons and protons are accelerated to relativistic energies, making flares very efficient particle accelerators. The most compelling observational signatures of flares can be found in X-rays and extreme ultra-violet wavelengths. Due to atmospheric absorption, those wavelengths can only be studied from space. Since the beginning of the space age, countless flares have been observed by satellites. The present work is largely based on observations by the Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI), an X-ray satellite which has been observing the Sun since February 2002. It is a NASA mission with substantial Swiss hardware and software contribution. Using RHESSI observations of flares of different intensity, a deeper understanding of the particle transport and energy transport processes in flare loops, as well as the acceleration site and acceleration mechanism is sought. The time evolution of images and spectra is studied along with the quantitative relations between X-ray sources observed in the corona (coronal sources) and from the chromosphere (footpoints). The spectral relations found between coronal sources and footpoints are compared to the so-called ``intermediate thin-thick target model'', which was based on observations by the satellite Yohkoh. We show that the spectral relations between coronal sources and footpoints observed with RHESSI cannot be explained by the intermediate thin-thick target model. In a next step, return currents in the flare loop were considered. With this extension to the existing model, the spectra of the coronal source and the footpoints, as well as the relations between them can be explained, indicating the importance of return currents in flare loops. In a second part, observations of so-called ``pre-flares'' are presented. This earliest phase of a flare cannot be explained by the standard flare model of chromospheric evaporation which involves energy transport and deposition in the chromosphere by beams of accelerated electrons. In pre-flares, an increase in density and emission measure is observed, indicating that chromospheric evaporation is occurring. However, no observational signatures of fast electrons are found. We show that if energy is transported by means of thermal conduction instead of an electron beam, the observations can explained.
Observations and Simulations of Particle Acceleration in Solar Flares
Author | : Peter Messmer |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Particle acceleration |
ISBN | : 3826596714 |
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Solar Activity Cycle and Particle Acceleration
Author | : Jon Todd Hoeksema,Gérard Trottet,N. Vilmer |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Solar activity |
ISBN | : UOM:39015069136458 |
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Energy Release and Particle Acceleration in the Solar Atmosphere
Author | : Brian R. Dennis,Takeo Kosugi,Robert P. Lin |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Particle acceleration |
ISBN | : UOM:39015057327739 |
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Particle Acceleration and Transport in the Heliosphere and Beyond
Author | : Gang Li |
Publsiher | : American Institute of Physics |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 2008-09-12 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : UCSD:31822037194040 |
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All papers have been peer-reviewed. Our star is a very effective particle accelerator. Energies up to GeVs have been observed in Solar energetic particle events. These events are often associated with solar flares and/or Coronal Mass Ejections. Understanding how particles are accelerated in these phenomena has been an outstanding problem in space plasma physics for a long time. Part of the reason is its practical (e.g. Space weather) and fundamental (cosmic ray origin) importance. In this conference we review recent progresses on this problem, with a balance between observations, theories and numerical simulations. Specific topics include 1) particle acceleration at flare site, 2) turbulence properties of the solar wind, 3) particle acceleration and transport in the inner heliosphere, 4) particle acceleration at the termination shock and heliosheath, and 5) particle acceleration at supernova remnant shocks.
Physical Processes in Solar Flares
Author | : B.V. Somov |
Publsiher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9789401123969 |
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Solar flares are very complex electromagnetic phenomena of a cataclysmic nature. Particles are accelerated to very high velocities and a variety of physical processes happen inside and outside flares. These processes can be studied by a large number of techniques from Earth and from space. The aim is to discover the physics behind solar flares. This goal is complicated because information about the flare mechanism can be obtained only in an indirect way by studying the secondary effects. This book provides three stages in the solution of the solar flare problem. Chapter one describes the connection between observational data and theoretical concepts, where it is stressed that next to investigating flares, the related non-stationary large-scale phenomena must be studied as well. The second chapter deals with secondary physical processes, in particular the study of high-temperature plasma dynamics during impulsive heating. The last chapter presents a model built on the knowledge of the two previous chapters and it constructs a theory of non-neutral turbulent current sheets. The author believes that this model will help to solve the problem of solar flares. For solar physicists, plasma physicists, high-energy particle physicists.
Theoretical Models of Charged Particle Acceleration Motivated by Solar Flares
Author | : Alexei Borissov |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:1127064531 |
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