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COMPARATIVE MORPHOLOGY OF SOLAR RELATIVISTIC PARTICLE EVENTS




AuthorsKocharov L, Klassen A, Valtonen E, Usoskin I, Ryan JM

PublisherIOP PUBLISHING LTD

Publication year2015

JournalAstrophysical Journal Letters

Journal name in sourceAstrophysical Journal Letters

Journal acronymASTROPHYS J LETT

Article numberARTN L9

Volume811

Issue1

Number of pages6

ISSN2041-8205

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/811/1/L9

Web address http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2041-8205/811/1/L9


Abstract

Time profiles of the 0.25-10 MeV electrons and the similar to(0.1-1) GeV nucleon(-1) protons and helium associated with two solar coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are analyzed with a newly formulated method based on modeling of the particle transport in the interplanetary medium. With the modeling, we fit the observed angular distribution of solar particles and infer, for a particular particle instrument and magnetic field orientation, the time delay of the particle registration at 1 AU in respect to the solar source. Then, after the time offset removal, intensity re-normalization and background equalization, the time-intensity profiles of high-energy protons, helium and electrons in different energy channels are superposed and compared. The comparison reveals episodes of remarkable coincidence of different profiles, as well as episodes of essentially different behavior. It implies at least three sources of solar high-energy particles operating in a single event. The first, short-duration source emits electrons next to the flare's impulsive phase and CME liftoff. The second source gradually rises and continues for more than an hour, emitting electrons and lower energy protons, which is consistent with shock acceleration on open magnetic field lines extending to solar wind. An another, third source is the main source of relativistic ions in space. It is retarded in respect to the flare's impulsive phase and may be associated with a structure encountered by the shock within a few solar radii from the Sun.



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