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Heating and acceleration of electrons in solar impulsive hard X-ray (HXR) flares are studied according to the two-stage acceleration model developed by Zhang for solar 3He-rich events. It is shown that electrostatic H-cyclotron waves can be excited at a parallel phase velocity less than about the electron thermal velocity and thus can significantly heat the electrons (up to 40 MK) through Landau resonance. The preheated electrons with velocities above a threshold are further accelerated to high energies in the flare-acceleration process. The flare-produced electron spectrum is obtained and shown to be thermal at low energies and power law at high energies. In the non-thermal energy range, the spectrum can be double power law if the spectral power index is energy dependent or related. The electron energy spectrum obtained by this study agrees quantitatively with the result derived from the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) HXR observations in the flare of 2002 July 23. The total flux and energy flux of electrons accelerated in the solar flare also agree with the measurements. 相似文献
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Detailed numerical calculations of thermospheric heat sources and sinks are presented and their relative importance is discussed in reference to the energy balance phenomena of the neutral atmosphere. It is shown that the thermal energy available from the absorption in the Schumann-Runge continuum leading to photo-dissociation of O2 is by far the largest energy source in the lower thermosphere. Other sources of varying importance in different altitude ranges are: (1) energy from photoelectrons; (2) energy exchange from thermal plasma; (3) chemical reaction (ion-electron dissociative recombination) energy gain; (4) kinetic and dissipative energy associated with the neutral wind. The energy sinks of importance are (1) thermal conduction at the lower boundary (120km); and (2) radiative cooling of atomic oxygen.It is shown that the combined energy from processes 2–4 constitutes only a small fraction of the total energy available from photoelectrons and is in phase with the latter. These secondary sources (processes 2–4), therefore, do not constitute a significant energy source and their contribution can be simply incorporated into photoelectron energy (process 1) by defining an effective photo-ionization heating efficiency. The heating efficiencies for photo-ionization (including processes 2–4) and photo-dissociation are estimated to be 0.5 and 0.3, respectively.As the important heat input (photo-dissociation) and loss (conduction and radiation) rates are basically governed by the O2 and O densities, any diurnal or seasonal variation in these constituents at the lower boundary would have profound effects on the thermal structure of the overlying atmosphere. For this and other reasons, it is suggested that a choice of lower boundary much below 120km, e.g. near the mesopause level (90 km), should be more appropriate for general thermospheric studies. 相似文献
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The recent observations of solar flares, made with a Lyot filter and a spectrograph in Hα, HeD3, higher Balmer lines, metallic lines, and continuum, are discussed. It is important to study the energy supply of non thermal particle/ conduction/ irradiation into the lower atmosphere from the optical observations with high temporal and spatial resolutions. Simultaneous observations from ground-based observatories and instruments on board satellites are necessary for understanding flare plasma of low and high energy.
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An equation of heat transport in the Jovian magnetosphere is formulated and solved in the L range between 2 and 7. Sources of thermal energy include the heating associated with inward radial diffusion and a hypothetical heat supply originating from Io's dynamo action. The principal sink of the thermal energy is charge exchange in Io's hydrogen torus. In order to explain the density and temperature profile reported by Frank et al. (1976), the presence of the heat source at Io is essential and the density of the torus hydrogen has to be considerably lower than the value inferred from Lα observations by Carlson and Judge (1975). Radial diffusion represents the principal heating mechanism for plasma at very low L values. 相似文献
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Open-shutter RHESSI observations of 3–15 keV X-rays are found to exhibit active-region transient brightenings and microflares
at a rate of a least 10 per hour occurring even during the periods of lowest solar activity so far in the mission. A thermal
component fitted by temperatures of 6–14 MK dominates from 3 keV to about 9 keV, but can be traced up to 14 keV in some cases,
and has an average duration of 131(±103) s at 7–8 keV. The duration increases with decreasing photon energy. The peak count
rate defined by cross-correlation is delayed at low energies. The temperature peaks early in the event and then decreases,
whereas the emission measure increases throughout the event. The properties are consistent with thermal conduction dominating
the evolution. In some of the bigger events, a second component was found in the 11–14 keV range extending down to 8 keV in
some cases. The duration is typically 3 times shorter and ends near the peak time of the thermal component consistent with
the Neupert effect of regular flares. Therefore the second component is suggested to be of non-thermal origin, presumably
causing the beam-driven evaporation of the first component. The two components can be separated and analyzed in detail for
the first time. Low-keV measurements allow a reliable estimate of the energy input by microflares necessary to assess their
relevance for coronal heating.
Supplementary material to this paper is available in electronic form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022496515506 相似文献
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The solar extreme ultraviolet (e.u.v.) flux and solar ultraviolet (u.v.) flux in the Schumann-Runge continuum region have been measured by spectrometers on board the Atmosphere Explorer satellites from about 1974 to 1981. The solar flux spectra measured on 23 April 1974 (a day the Atmosphere Explorer satellite reference spectrum was obtained), 13–28 July 1976 (a period of spotless conditions near solar cycle minimum), and 19 February 1979 (a day near solar cycle maximum) are used to examine the global mean temperature structure of the thermosphere above 120 km. The results show that for solar cycle minimum the calculated global mean exospheric temperature is in agreement with empirical model predictions, indicating that the energy absorbed by the thermosphere is balanced by downward molecular thermal conduction. For solar cycle maximum the energy absorbed by the thermosphere is not balanced by downward thermal conduction but agreement between the calculated and observed temperature is obtained with the inclusion of 5.3μm radiational cooling by nitric oxide. Model calculations of the minor neutral constituents in the thermosphere show that about three times more nitric oxide is produced during solar cycle maximum than solar cycle minimum conditions. The results suggest that nitric oxide cooling is small during solar cycle minimum, because of low nitric oxide densities and low thermospheric temperatures, but it becomes significantly larger during solar cycle maximum, when nitric oxide densities and thermospheric temperatures are larger.23 April 1974 was a moderately disturbed day and the results of the global mean temperature calculation indicate that it is necessary to consider a high latitude heat source associated with the geomagnetic activity to obtain agreement between the calculated and observed global mean temperature structure. 相似文献
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The thermal response of the Earth's ionospheric plasma is calculated for various suddenly applied electron and ion heat sources. The time-dependent coupled electron and ion energy equations are solved by a semi-automatic computational scheme that employs Newton's method for coupled vector systems of non-linear parabolic (second order) partial differential equations in one spatial dimension. First, the electron and composite ion energy equations along a geomagnetic field line are solved with respect to a variety of ionospheric heat sources that include: thermal conduction in the daytime ionosphere; heating by electric fields acting perpendicular to the geomagnetic field line; and heating within a stable auroral red are (SAR-arc). The energy equations are then extended to resolve differential temperature profiles, first for two separate ion species (H+, O+) and then for four separate ion species (H+, He+, N+, O+) in addition to the electron temperature. The electron and individual ion temperatures are calculated for conditions within a night-time SAR-arc excited by heat flowing from the magnetosphere into the ionosphere, and also for typical midlatitude daytime ionospheric conditions. It is shown that in the lower ionosphere all ion species have the same temperature; however, in the topside ionosphere above about 400 km, ion species can display differential temperatures depending upon the balance between thermal conduction, heating by collision with electrons, cooling by collisions with the neutrals, and energy transfer by inter-ion collisions. Both the time evolution and steady-state distribution of such ion temperature differentials are discussed.The results show that below 300km both the electrons and ions respond rapidly (<30s) to variations in direct thermal forcing. Above 600 km the electrons and ions display quite different times to reach steady state, depending on the electron density: when the electron density is low the electrons reach steady state temperatures in 30 s, but typically require 700 s when the density is high; the ions, on the other hand, reach steady state in 700 s when the density is high, and 1500–2500 s when the density is low. Between 300 and 600 km, a variety of thermal structures can exist, depending upon the electron density and the type of thermal forcing; however steady state is generally reached in 200–1000 s. 相似文献
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The influence of the transient thermal effects on the partition of the energy of selfrecoils in germanium and silicon into energy eventually given to electrons and to atomic recoils respectively is studied. The transient effects are treated in the frame of the thermal spike model, which considers the electronic and atomic subsystems coupled through the electron–phonon interaction. For low energies of selfrecoils, we show that the corrections to the energy partition curves due to the energy exchange during the transient processes modify the Lindhard predictions. These effects depend on the initial temperature of the target material, as the energies exchanged between electronic and lattice subsystems have different signs for temperatures lower and higher than about 15 K. Many of the experimental data reported in the literature support the model. 相似文献
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我们认为存在于太阳高层大气中的一种稳定的物质交换,可以起到冷却日冕和加热色球一日冕过渡区的热机作用。还考虑到来自日冕的热传导和过渡区的辐射损失,计算了太阳过渡区的温度、密度和速度分布。并对物质流通量及速度边值与太阳过渡区厚度之间的关系作了讨论。 相似文献
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The recent observations of solar flares, made with a Lyot filter and a spectrograph in H, HeD3, higher Balmer lines, metallic lines, and continuum, are discussed. It is important to study the energy supply of non thermal particle/ conduction/ irradiation into the lower atmosphere from the optical observations with high temporal and spatial resolutions. Simultaneous observations from ground-based observatories and instruments on board satellites are necessary for understanding flare plasma of low and high energy. 相似文献
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We present the analysis of a compact flare that occurred on 26 February 2002 at 10:26 UT, seen by both RHESSI and TRACE. The
size of the nearly circular hard X-ray source is determined to be 5.6 (±0.8)′′, using different methods. The power-law distribution
of non-thermal photons is observed to extend down to 10 keV without flattening, and to soften with increasing distance from
the flare kernel. The former indicates that the energy of the precipitating flare electron population is larger than previously
estimated: it amounts to 2.6 (±0.8)×1030 erg above 10 keV, assuming thick-target emission. The thermal energy content of the soft X-ray source (isothermal temperature
of 20.8 (±0.9) MK) and its radiated power were derived from the thermal emission at low energies. TRACE has observed a low-temperature
ejection in the form of a constricted bubble, which is interpreted as a reconnection jet. Its initial energy of motion is
estimated. Using data from both satellites, an energy budget for this flare is derived. The kinetic energy of the jet bulk
motion and the thermal and radiated energies of the flare kernel were more than an order of magnitude smaller than the derived
electron beam energy. A movie is available on the CD-ROM accompanying this volume.
Supplementary material to this paper is available in electronic form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022478300679 相似文献
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Distribution of aliphatic amines in CO,CV, and CK carbonaceous chondrites and relation to mineralogy and processing history 
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下载免费PDF全文 José C. Aponte Neyda M. Abreu Daniel P. Glavin Jason P. Dworkin Jamie E. Elsila 《Meteoritics & planetary science》2017,52(12):2632-2646
The analysis of water‐soluble organic compounds in meteorites provides valuable insights into the prebiotic synthesis of organic matter and the processes that occurred during the formation of the solar system. We investigated the concentration of aliphatic monoamines present in hot acid water extracts of the unaltered Antarctic carbonaceous chondrites, Dominion Range (DOM) 08006 (CO3) and Miller Range (MIL) 05013 (CO3), and the thermally altered meteorites, Allende (CV3), LAP 02206 (CV3), GRA 06101 (CV3), Allan Hills (ALH) 85002 (CK4), and EET 92002 (CK5). We have also reviewed and assessed the petrologic characteristics of the meteorites studied here to evaluate the effects of asteroidal processing on the abundance and molecular distributions of monoamines. The CO3, CV3, CK4, and CK5 meteorites studied here contain total concentrations of amines ranging from 1.2 to 4.0 nmol g?1 of meteorite; these amounts are 1–3 orders of magnitude below those observed in carbonaceous chondrites from the CI, CM, and CR groups. The low‐amine abundances for CV and CK chondrites may be related to their extensive degree of thermal metamorphism and/or to their low original amine content. Although the CO3 meteorites, DOM 08006 and MIL 05013, do not show signs of thermal and aqueous alteration, their monoamine contents are comparable to those observed in moderately/extensively thermally altered CV3, CK4, and CK5 carbonaceous chondrites. The low content of monoamines in pristine CO carbonaceous chondrites suggests that the initial amounts, and not asteroidal processes, play a dominant role in the content of monoamines in carbonaceous chondrites. The primary monoamines, methylamine, ethylamine, and n‐propylamine constitute the most abundant amines in the CO3, CV3, CK4, and CK5 meteorites studied here. Contrary to the predominance of n‐ω‐amino acid isomers in CO3 and thermally altered meteorites, there appears to be no preference for the larger n‐amines. 相似文献
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G. M. Simnett 《Solar physics》1986,106(1):165-183
The energetics of the onset of the impulsive phase of solar flares are examined on the premise that a single acceleration mechanism is operating in the corona. From considerations of recent observations of plasma turbulence and upflows, and nuclear gamma-rays it is concluded that a model where the bulk of the energy resides in a non-thermal electron beam with a low energy cut-off at 20–25 keV is incompatible with many of the observations. Conversely, a model where the bulk of the energy resides in non-thermal protons is consistent with the majority, if not all, of the observations. It is suggested that the bulk of the energy in the impulsive phase is initially transferred to 102–103 keV protons. Acceleration by a series of small shocks is an energy transfer mechanism which gives particles increments in velocity rather than energy and would naturally favour protons over electrons. An important consequence of this result is that the hard X-ray burst must be thermal. At this time the precise mechanism for thermal X-ray production is unclear; however recent theoretical plasma physics results have indicated promising avenues of research in this context. 相似文献
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RXTE observations of the low/hard state X-ray outburst of the new X-ray transient SWIFT J1753.5−0127
We present the results of the analysis of Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer ( RXTE ) observations of the new X-ray transient, SWIFT J1753.5−0127, during its outburst in 2005 July. The source was caught at the peak of the burst with a flux of 7.19e-09 erg s−1 cm−2 in the 3–25 keV energy range and observed until it decreased by about a factor of 10. The photon index of the power-law component, which is dominant during the entire outburst, decreases from ∼1.76 to 1.6. However, towards the end of the observations the photon index is found to increase, indicating a softening of the spectra. The presence of an ultrasoft thermal component, during the bright phases of the burst, is clear from the fits to the data. The temperature associated with this thermal component is 0.4 keV. We believe that this thermal component could be due to the presence of an accretion disc. Assuming a distance of 8.5 kpc, L X / L Edd ≃ 0.05 at the peak of the burst, for a black hole of mass 10 M⊙ . The source is found to be locked in the low/hard state during the entire outburst and likely falls in the category of the X-ray transients that are observed in the low/hard state throughout the outburst. We discuss the physical scenario of the low/hard state outburst for this source. 相似文献
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Boris V. Yakshinskiy 《Icarus》2004,168(1):53-59
We report recent results in an investigation of source mechanisms for the origin of Na atoms in tenuous planetary atmospheres, focusing on non-thermal processes. Experiments include photon stimulated desorption (PSD), electron stimulated desorption (ESD), and ion sputtering of Na atoms from the surface of a lunar basalt sample. Bombardment of the sodium covered surface by 3 keV Ar+ ions removes Na from the surface by sputtering into vacuum and by implantation into the sample bulk. Bombardment of the Na covered surface by ultraviolet photons or by low energy electrons (E>3 to 4 eV) causes desorption of “hot” Na atoms. These results are consistent with our previous measurements of sodium and potassium desorption from a silica surface: electron- or photon-induced charge transfer from the substrate to the ionic adsorbate causes formation of a neutral alkali atom in a repulsive configuration, from which desorption occurs. There is a strong temperature-dependence of Na ESD and PSD signals, under conditions where the Na surface coverage is constant and thermal desorption is negligible. The yield of Na (atoms/photon) increases by 10× from 100 to 470 K; an activation energy of ∼20 meV is measured. This phenomenon may be attributed to thermally-induced changes in surface bonding sites, and will affect recent modeling of the sodium atmospheres of Mercury and the Moon. 相似文献
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In the advent of next generation gamma-ray missions, we present general properties of spectral features of high-energy emission above 1 MeV expected for a class of millisecond, low magnetic field (∼109 G) pulsars. We extend polar-cap model calculations of Rudak & Dyks by including inverse Compton scattering events in an ambient field of thermal X-ray photons and by allowing for two models of particle acceleration. In the range between 1 MeV and a few hundred GeV, the main spectral component is the result of curvature radiation of primary particles. The synchrotron component arising from secondary pairs becomes dominant only below 1 MeV. The slope of the curvature radiation spectrum in the energy range from 100 MeV to 10 GeV strongly depends on the model of longitudinal acceleration, whereas below ∼100 MeV all slopes converge to a unique value of 4/3 (in a ν ℱ ν convention). The thermal soft X-ray photons, which come either from the polar cap or from the surface, are Compton upscattered to a very high energy domain and form a separate spectral component peaking at ∼1 TeV. We discuss the observability of millisecond pulsars by future high‐energy instruments and present two rankings relevant for GLAST and MAGIC. We point to the pulsar J0437−4715 as a promising candidate for observations. 相似文献
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We studied the evolution of two small flares (GOES class C2 and C1) that developed in the same active region with different
morphological characteristics: one is extended and the other is compact. We analyzed the accuracy and the consistency of different
algorithms implemented in Reuven Ramaty High-Energy Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) software to reconstruct the image of the
emitting sources, for energies between 3 and 12 keV. We found that all tested algorithms give consistent results for the peak
position, while the other parameters can differ at most by a factor 2. Pixon and Forward-fit generally converge to similar results but Pixon is more reliable for reconstructing a complex source. We investigated the spectral characteristics of the two flares during
their evolution in the 3–25 keV energy band. We found that a single thermal model of the photon spectrum is inadequate to
fit the observations and we needed to add either a non-thermal model or a hot thermal one. The non-thermal and the double
thermal fits are comparable. If we assume a non-thermal model, the non-thermal energy is always higher than the thermal one.
Only during the very final decay phase a single thermal model fits the observed spectrum fairly well. 相似文献
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Robert K. Smither Khaliefeh Abu Saleem Dante E. Roa Mark A. Beno Peter Von Ballmoos Gerry K. Skinner 《Experimental Astronomy》2005,20(1-3):201-210
A major goal of the MAX program is to detect and measure gamma rays produced following the nuclear reactions that take place in a supernova explosion. To detect a reasonable number of supernovae, sensitivities of the order of a few times 10-7 γ cm-2sec-1 are needed – much better than possible with current instruments. The approach in the MAX program is to use a crystal diffraction lens to collect photons over a large area and concentrate them on a small well-shielded detector, greatly improving the signal to noise ratio. The crystals need to have both high diffraction efficiency and a relatively broad energy bandwidth. With mosaic crystals there is a trade-off between bandwidth and diffraction efficiency – one can have either high efficiency or large bandwidth, but not both without losing too much intensity through atomic absorption. A recent breakthrough in our understanding of crystal diffraction for high-energy gamma rays has made it possible to develop crystals that have both high diffraction efficiency and a relatively broad energy bandwidth. These crystals have near perfect crystal structure, but the crystalline planes are slightly curved. Such curved planes can be obtained in 3 different ways, by using mixed crystals with a composition gradient, by applying a thermal gradient, and by mechanically bending a near perfect crystal. A series of experiments have been performed on all three types of crystals using high-energy x-ray beams from the Advanced Photon Source at the Argonne National Laboratory. Experiments performed at 3 energies, 93 keV, 123 keV and 153 keV, with both the thermal gradient Si crystals and with the mechanically bent Si crystals, demonstrated that one can achieve diffraction efficiencies approaching 100% with moderate energy bandwidths (ΔE/E = 1.4%) and low atomic absorption (transmission = 0.65), in excellent agreement with theory. The use of this type of diffraction crystal is expected to increase the sensitivity of gamma ray telescopes by a factor of 5 over that possible with normal mosaic crystals. 相似文献
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Zongjun Ning 《Solar physics》2008,248(1):99-111
Previous observations show that in many solar flares there is a causal correlation between the hard X-ray flux and the derivative
of the soft X-ray flux. This so-called Neupert effect is indicative of a strong link between the primary energy release to
accelerate particles and plasma heating. It suggests a flare model in which the hard X-rays are electron – ion bremsstrahlung
produced by energetic electrons as they lose their energy in the lower corona and chromosphere and the soft X-rays are thermal
bremsstrahlung from the “chromospheric evaporation” plasma heated by those same electrons. Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) observes in a broad energy band and its high spectral resolution and coverage of the low-energy range allow us to
separate the thermal continuum from the nonthermal component, which gives us an opportunity to investigate the Neupert effect.
In this paper, we use the parameters derived from RHESSI observations to trace the primary energy release and the plasma response:
The hard X-ray flux or spectral hardness is compared with the derivative of plasma thermal energy in three impulsive flares
on 10 November 2002 and on 3 and 25 August 2005. High correlations show that the Neupert effect does hold for the two hard
X-ray peaks of the 10 November 2002 flare, for the first peaks of the 3 August 2005 flare, and for the beginning period of
the 25 August 2005 flare. 相似文献
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We consider the flare oscillations from the active red dwarf AT Mic detected with the XMM-Newton space observatory in the soft X-ray energy range (0.2–12 keV). Following Mitra-Kraev et al. (2005a), we associate the observed oscillations with a period of ≈750 s with the excitation of a standing slow magnetoacoustic (SMA) wave in a coronal loop. The damping of flare loop SMA oscillations is shown to be governed by electron thermal conduction. We have estimated the plasma density (≈3 × 1010 cm?3) and the minimum magnetic field strength (≈100 G) in the region of flare energy release. The adopted model is consistent with the results of a spectral analysis of the soft X-ray emission. The piston mechanism is assumed to be responsible for the excitation of loop SMA oscillations. 相似文献