Modelling of Shock-Accelerated Gamma-Ray Events
: Alexandr Afanasiev, Angels Aran, Rami Vainio, Alexis Rouillard, Pietro Zucca, David Lario, Suvi Barcewicz, Robert Siipola, Jens Pomoell, Blai Sanahuja, Olga E. Malandraki
: Olga E. Malandraki, Norma B. Crosby
: 2018
: Solar Particle Radiation Storms Forecasting and Analysis: The HESPERIA HORIZON 2020 Project and Beyond
: Astrophysics and Space Science Library
: 444
: 157
: 177
: 978-3-319-60050-5
: 978-3-319-60051-2
: 0067-0057
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60051-2_9
: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-60051-2_9
: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/36943416
Solar γ-ray events recently detected by the Fermi/LAT instrument at energies above 100 MeV have presented a puzzle for solar physicists as many of such events were observed lasting for many hours after the associated flare/coronal mass ejection (CME) eruption. Data analyses suggest the γ-ray emission originate from decay of pions produced mainly by interactions of high-energy protons deep in the chromosphere. Whether those protons are accelerated in the associated flare or in the CME-driven shock has been under active discussion. In this chapter, we present some modelling efforts aimed at testing the shock acceleration hypothesis. We address two γ-ray events: 2012 January 23 and 2012 May 17 and approach the problem by, first, simulating the proton acceleration at the shock and, second, simulating their transport back to the Sun.