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

DOIhttps://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.


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