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Gang Li 《中国科学:地球科学(英文版)》2017,60(8):1440-1465
In the solar system, our Sun is Nature’s most efficient particle accelerator. In large solar flares and fast coronal mass ejections (CMEs), protons and heavy ions can be accelerated to over ~GeV/nucleon. Large flares and fast CMEs often occur together. However there are clues that different acceleration mechanisms exist in these two processes. In solar flares, particles are accelerated at magnetic reconnection sites and stochastic acceleration likely dominates. In comparison, at CME-driven shocks, diffusive shock acceleration dominates. Besides solar flares and CMEs, which are transient events, acceleration of particles has also been observed in other places in the solar system, including the solar wind termination shock, planetary bow shocks, and shocks bounding the Corotation Interaction Regions (CIRs). Understanding how particles are accelerated in these places has been a central topic of space physics. However, because observations of energetic particles are often made at spacecraft near the Earth, propagation of energetic particles in the solar wind smears out many distinct features of the acceleration process. The propagation of a charged particle in the solar wind closely relates to the turbulent electric field and magnetic field of the solar wind through particle-wave interaction. A correct interpretation of the observations therefore requires a thorough understanding of the solar wind turbulence. Conversely, one can deduce properties of the solar wind turbulence from energetic particle observations. In this article I briefly review some of the current state of knowledge of particle acceleration and transport in the inner heliosphere and discuss a few topics which may bear the key features to further understand the problem of particle acceleration and transport. 相似文献
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G. N. Kichigin L. I. Miroshnichenko V. I. Sidorov S. A. Yazev 《Geomagnetism and Aeronomy》2016,56(4):393-400
The analysis of observations of large solar flares made it possible to propose a hypothesis on existence of a skin-layer in magnetic flux ropes of coronal mass ejections. On the assumption that the Bohm coefficient determines the diffusion of magnetic field, an estimate of the skin-layer thickness of ~106 cm is obtained. According to the hypothesis, the electric field of ~0.01–0.1 V/cm, having the nonzero component along the magnetic field of flux rope, arises for ~5 min in the surface layer of the eruptive flux rope during its ejection into the upper corona. The particle acceleration by the electric field to the energies of ~100 MeV/nucleon in the skin-layer of the flux rope leads to their precipitation along field lines to footpoints of the flux rope. The skin-layer presence induces helical or oval chromospheric emission at the ends of flare ribbons. The emission may be accompanied by hard X-ray radiation and by the production of gamma-ray line at the energy of 2.223 MeV (neutron capture line in the photosphere). The magnetic reconnection in the corona leads to a shift of the skin-layer of flux rope across the magnetic field. The area of precipitation of accelerated particles at the flux-rope footpoints expands in this case from the inside outward. This effect is traced in the chromosphere and in the transient region as the expanding helical emission structures. If the emission extends to the spot, a certain fraction of accelerated particles may be reflected from the magnetic barrier (in the magnetic field of the spot). In the case of exit into the interplanetary space, these particles may be recorded in the Earth’s orbit as solar proton events. 相似文献
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Based on observations of electromagnetic radiation, a concept of thermal solar flares has been proposed. The absence of hard X-ray emission implies no accelerated electrons. This fact is the basis of the proposed concept of thermal flares. Since the acceleration rate should not exceed the electron energy loss rate, plasma density in the acceleration range must be at least 1011 cm?3. The temperature of plasma emitting in the soft X-ray range is of the order of 107 K. In the simplified problem of heated plasma hydrodynamics, we calculated the temperature profiles and their changes over time and by coordinate. The emission measure values determined from observations of the soft X-ray emission of flares is of the order of 1045 cm?3. The geometry of the source is an axial symmetric straight cylinder with a section of 1016 cm2 and an axial coordinate determined by the depth of plasma heating. Time profiles of soft X-ray emission were calculated for different sources of plasma heating, which were simulated using the Gaussian distribution law with respect to the coordinate and time. We have considered two modes of plasma heating: single (in time) and multipulse modes with different pulse intervals. The dynamics of plasma heating and cooling was shown to control the experimentally observed time profiles of soft X-ray emission. A comparison of numerical results with observational data allows us to confirm the implications of the proposed concept of thermal flares and, in addition, to perform diagnostics of plasma parameters in the emission source. 相似文献
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Based on single-particle approximation, the peculiarities of electron acceleration by the sub-Dreicer electric field in solar atmosphere have been considered. The elastic and inelastic collisions of fast electrons with hydrogen atoms have been taken into account within the Born approximation. The rate of energy gain by accelerated electrons is inversely proportional to the mean free path of the thermal particles. Electron acceleration can be more effective in the transition region and chromosphere than in the corona. Chromospheric electrons can achieve several hundred keV energy at distances of a few tens of kilometers. 相似文献
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The electrodynamic flare model is based on numerical 3D simulations with the real magnetic field of an active region. An energy
of ∼1032 erg necessary for a solar flare is shown to accumulate in the magnetic field of a coronal current sheet. The thermal X-ray
source in the corona results from plasma heating in the current sheet upon reconnection. The hard X-ray sources are located
on the solar surface at the loop foot-points. They are produced by the precipitation of electron beams accelerated in field-aligned
currents. Solar cosmic rays appear upon acceleration in the electric field along a singular magnetic X-type line. The generation
mechanism of the delayed cosmic-ray component is also discussed. 相似文献
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J. Torsti E. Valtonen L. Kocharov M. Lumme T. Eronen M. Louhola E. Riihonen G. Schultz M. Teittinen R. Vainio A. Anttila J. Kuusela 《Annales Geophysicae》1996,14(5):497-502
During solar flares and coronal mass ejections, nuclei and electrons accelerated to high energies are injected into interplanetary space. These accelerated particles can be detected at the SOHO satellite by the ERNE instrument. From the data produced by the instrument, it is possible to identify the particles and to calculate their energy and direction of propagation. Depending on variable coronal/interplanetary conditions, different kinds of effects on the energetic particle transport can be predicted. The problems of interest include, for example, the effects of particle properties (mass, charge, energy, and propagation direction) on the particle transport, the particle energy changes in the transport process, and the effects the energetic particles have on the solar-wind plasma. The evolution of the distribution function of the energetic particles can be measured with ERNE to a better accuracy than ever before. This gives us the opportunity to contribute significantly to the modeling of interplanetary transport and acceleration. Once the acceleration/transport bias has been removed, the acceleration-site abundance of elements and their isotopes can be studied in detail and compared with spectroscopic observations. 相似文献
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A three-dimensional simulation of the microwave emission of nonthermal electrons within a flare magnetic loop that takes into account the influence of the chromosphere has been carried out. The paper investigates the possibility of the generation of a microwave spectrum (observed for some solar flares) with a maximum in the centimeter wavelength range and a positive slope in the millimeter one under the some distribution of the magnetic field strength and the parameters of the anisotropic nonthermal electrons along the loop. By the example of the event on July 5, 2012, it is shown that nonthermal electrons can be responsible not only for the centimeter bell-shaped emission spectrum generated in the coronal part of the loop but also for the increasing millimeter spectrum generated in the chromosphere. 相似文献
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V. V. Zharkova N. S. Meshalkina L. K. Kashapova A. T. Altyntsev A. A. Kuznetsov 《Geomagnetism and Aeronomy》2011,51(8):1029-1040
The kinetics of beam electron precipitation from the top of a loop into the solar atmosphere with density gradients and an
increasing magnetic field have been generally described. The Fokker-Planck equations are solved with regard to Coulomb collisions
and the effect of the electric field induced by this beam. The photon spectra and polarization degree in hard X-ray (10–300
keV) and microwave (1–80 GHz) emissions are simulated under different assumptions regarding the beam electron distribution
function. The simulation results are compared with the flare observations on March 10, 2001, and July 23, 2002, visible at
different position angles. It has been indicated that the coincidence of the theoretical photon spectra with simultaneous
observations of the hard X-ray and microwave emissions of these flares is the best for models that not only take into account
collisions, but also the electric field induced by electron fluxes propagating in flare loops with very weakly or moderately
converging magnetic fields. 相似文献
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太阳风的动量涨落将通过磁层边界在磁尾激发磁流体力学波。快磁声波携带扰动能量传到等离子体片中,发展为激波,或者通过激波的相互作用而耗散能量,使等离子体加热。等离子体片中的随机费米加速机制,使麦克斯韦分布尾巴部分的高能量粒子被加速到更高能。在宁静态时,加热、加速与耗散过程平衡。当太阳风的动量或者其涨落较大时,整个加热和加速过程加剧,更多的高能粒子产生,并从等离子体片中逃逸,形成高速的等离子体流注入近地轨道和极区,表现为磁层亚暴过程。利用这种机制,可以解释地球磁层亚暴的定性特征。 相似文献
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M. A. Livshits 《Geomagnetism and Aeronomy》2009,49(8):1069-1071
Data on high-energy processes on the Sun are summarized. We refine the classification of flares and substantiate the view
that a coronal mass ejection and a flare proper are manifestations of the same common process, at least for the most powerful
events. Next, we analyze data on the acceleration of electrons (RHESSI, Mars Odyssey) and protons. The existence of two peaks
of hard X-ray emission spaced 10–20 min apart and the evolution of its spectra are shown to be indicative of two acceleration
episodes. We have analyzed the spectra of 172 proton increases identified with the ratio of the proton fluxes at energies
above 10 and 100 MeV near the Earth. These spectra turn out to be virtually the same for most of the large flares under favorable
conditions for the escape of particles from the corona and their propagation in the interplanetary space. This is an argument
for the invariance of the main features of efficient particle acceleration in powerful events. This process takes place at
the explosive phase of a flare and its source is located low, immediately above the chromosphere, in the region adjacent to
sunspots. There is a reason to believe that, in this case, a rapid simultaneous acceleration of electrons and protons takes
place with the capture of some fraction of the particles into magnetic traps. However, there exist a few events in which an
additional number of protons with energies as high as 10–30 MeV escape from the corona at the post-eruptive phase of flare
development. Analysis of these cases with softer particle spectra more likely suggests an additional particle acceleration
at coronal heights (about 30 000 km) than the facilitation of particle escape from magnetic traps. We estimate the contribution
from the proton flux at an energy above 10 MeV arising at the post-eruptive phase of a flare to the total particle flux at
the maximum of a proton increase and discuss possible particle acceleration mechanisms at significant coronal heights. 相似文献
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Joachim Vogt 《Surveys in Geophysics》2002,23(4):335-377
Auroral phenomena are controlled by the geomagnetic field.Since the terrestrial field lines connect the auroral oval to the equatorial region at large distances, the collisionless plasma in this remote space environment can act as a power supply for the high-latitude upper atmosphere where auroral emissions take place. The coupling process is intimately linked to currents which flow across the local magnetic field direction both in the equatorial part and at the atmospheric end of the auroral field lines. These two auroral key regions are connected through currents flowing along the terrestrial field lines, thereby completing the auroral current circuit. Such field-aligned currents are carried by Alfvén waves, that is, magnetohydrodynamic shear waves, which are thus a means to exchange momentum and energybetween rather remote parts of the geomagnetically controlledspace environment. Auroral dynamics is further affected by a third key region in the auroral current circuit, namely the auroral acceleration region, where parallel electric fields accelerate particle to keV energies. This review focuses on key region coupling through Alfvén waves. Continuity requirements for currents and electric fields provide a convenient means to describe the interaction of Alfvén waves with different plasma regimes. Basic coupling aspects can be demonstrated with the help of a simplified model. Inhomogeneities and nonlinear feedback can lead to resonance effects and instabilities. 相似文献
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The velocity field in the region of quiescent filaments has been studied based on the observations performed at Sayan Solar
Observatory. The spectral observations of the velocity field have been performed simultaneously at two levels of the solar
atmosphere in lines Hβ (λ = 486.1 nm, the chromosphere) and FeI (λ = 486.3 nm, the photosphere). The character of stable and
oscillatory plasma motions in different filament parts at two levels of the solar atmosphere have been analyzed based on the
maps of two-dimensional velocity distribution. 相似文献
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The prevailing heat transfer processes—convection in the photosphere and wave propagation in the chromosphere—are principally different. Despite this fact, there is a direct link between these processes: it is precisely convective photospheric flows that excite intense Alfven waves in the chromosphere. A physical model explaining the effect of strong chromospheric and coronal heating is improved in this work. The model is based on synchronous propagation and interaction in the chromosphere of photospheric spicules and Alfven waves. The results of observations of the last decade and the analytical solution of the equations of magnetohydrodynamics are used. It is established that the heating of the solar atmospheric plasma proceeds not in the corona but in the upper chromosphere. 相似文献
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Ultracool stars usually have active regions, which is confirmed by their high-power radiofrequency emission modulated by the star axial rotation. The interpretation of this emission is commonly based on the electron cyclotron maser mechanism realized in the active regions. A plasma mechanism of radiofrequency emission is not considered, because ultracool star atmospheres are tightly “pressed” against the star surface, and the plasma frequency is much lower than the electron gyrofrequency (fL ? fB) at the coronal levels. This paper explores active regions of ultracool stars for the possible existence of a system of coronal magnetic loops carrying electric current generated by photospheric convection. It is shown that current dissipation induces a temperature increase inside the loops to about 107 K, which causes an increase in the scale of height of the inhomogeneous atmosphere and, at the coronal levels, effectuates condition fL ? fB, at which the plasma mechanism of radiofrequency emission prevails over the electron cyclotron maser mechanism. The magnetic loop parameters, intensity of electric currents generated by the photospheric convection, and efficiency of plasma heating inside the magnetic loops are evaluated on the example of the brown dwarf TVLM513-46546. The scale of the height of the modified atmosphere, which appears to be comparable to the star radius, is calculated; it is shown that the soft X-ray flow created by the hot modified atmosphere inside a coronal magnetic loop is about equal to that observed for brown dwarf TVLM513-46546. 相似文献
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M. I. Divlekeev 《Geomagnetism and Aeronomy》2009,49(8):1093-1095
The descent and ejection of matter in the solar atmosphere observed in the CaII 8498-Å line have been studied. In the NOAA active region no. 10 792 on July 30, 2005 before the flare, the dense cold gas cloud descended with a ray velocity of ～8 km/s and then ascended in the impulsive phase. The plasma ascended with an acceleration reaching 0.4 km/s2 in the flare maximum. The acceleration of the matter likely continued after the flare maximum, because an acceleration of higher than 0.5 km/s2 was required for the appearance of the ejection at the edge of the occulting disk of the LASCO C2 coronagraph at 0557 UT. The descent of the matter resulting in the local heating of the chromosphere was also observed in the NOAA active region no. 10656 on August 9, 2004 before the flare. The maximum descent velocity was no more than 24.7 km/s. 相似文献
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The properties of alpha particle fluxes, the density of which increase under the action of flares and development of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and solar wind structural inhomogeneities, have been studied. The maximal alpha particle density in plasma fine structure volumes reaches 12 cm?3. The amount of ?? particles is sometimes higher than that of protons. This is explained by the effect of the mechanism by which individual solar wind zones are nonuniformly enriched in helium nuclei when strong flares develop. 相似文献
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The relationship between electric fields, height-integrated conductivities and electric currents in the high-latitude nightside electrojet region is known to be complex. The tristatic nature of the EISCAT UHF radar facility provides an excellent means of exploring this interrelationship as it enables simultaneous estimates to be made of the full electric field vector and the ionospheric Hall and Pedersen conductances, further allowing the determination of both field-perpendicular electric current components. Over 1300 h of common programme observations by the UHF radar system provide the basis of a statistical study of electric fields, conductances and currents in the high-latitude ionosphere, from which preliminary results are presented. Times at which there is significant solar contribution to the ionospheric conductances have been excluded by limiting the observations according to solar zenith angle. Initial results indicate that, in general, the times of peak conductance, identified from the entire set of EISCAT observations, do not correspond to the times of the largest electric field values; the relative contribution of ionospheric conductance and electric field to the electrojet currents therefore depends critically on local time, a conclusion which corroborates work by previous authors. Simultaneous measurements confirm a tendency for a decrease in both Hall and Pedersen conductances to be accompanied by an increase in the electric field, at least for moderate and large electric field value, a tendency which is also identified to some extent in the ratio of the conductances, which acts as an indicator of the energy of precipitating particles. 相似文献
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Göran Marklund Lars Blomberg Carl-Gunne Fälthammar Per-Arne Lindqvist Lars Eliasson 《Annales Geophysicae》1995,13(7):704-712
High-resolution measurements by the double probe electric field instrument on the Freja satellite are presented. The observations show that extremely intense (up to 1 V m−1) and fine-structured (<1 km) electric fields exist at auroral latitudes within the altitude regime explored by Freja (up to 1700 km). The intense field events typically occur within the early morning sector of the auroral oval (01-07 MLT) during times of geomagnetic activity. In contrast to the observations within the auroral acceleration region characterized by intense converging electric fields associated with electron precipitation, upward ion beams and upward field-aligned currents, the intense electric fields observed by Freja are often found to be diverging and located within regions of downward field-aligned currents outside the electron aurora. Moreover, the intense fields are observed in conjunction with precipitating and transversely energized ions of energies 0.5-1 keV and may play an important role in the ion heating. The observations suggest that the intense electric field events are associated with small-scale low-conductivity ionospheric regions void of auroral emissions such as east-west aligned dark filaments or vortex streets of black auroral curls located between or adjacent to auroral arcs within the morningside diffuse auroral region. We suggest that these intense fields also exist at ionospheric altitudes although no such observations have yet been made. This is possible since the height-integrated conductivity associated with the dark filaments may be as low as 0.1 S or less. In addition, Freja electric field data collected outside the auroral region are discussed with particular emphasis on subauroral electric fields which are observed within the 19–01 MLT sector between the equatorward edge of the auroral oval and the inner edge of the ring current. 相似文献
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For electron acceleration during solar flares, it is very important to determine the pitch-angle and energy dependences of the electron distribution function. At present, this cannot be done directly from observations. Therefore, it is necessary to perform a numerical simulation of the propagation of accelerated electrons in the magnetic field of the flare loop (loops) and calculate the X-ray and radio emissions. For the solar flare of November 10, 2002, we have obtained qualitative and quantitative agreements of modeled X-ray and radio maps with the RHESSI satellite and Nobeyama Radioheliograph data. We have determined the flare model parameters that agree with observations. The pitch-angle anisotropy of electrons determined by highly directional functions of the S(α) = cos8(α) type, the energy spectrum consist of two electron populations, the low-energy part of the spectrum up to an energy of break of 350 keV is characterized by a power law with the exponent δ1 = 2.7–2.9, and the energy spectrum is more rigid above 420 keV (δ2 = 2–2.3). 相似文献