Peculiarities of Acceleration and Energetics of Solar Cosmic Rays
Abstract
The energetics of solar cosmic rays (SCR) are analyzed, taking into account their source spectrum form and showing that early estimations of the total energy released by a flare in SCR form are much overstated. SCR contribution is found to be not greater than about 10 percent, which does not contradict recent ideas considering the neutral current sheet as a base for the flare process development. Necessary preconditions for the elaboration of a quantitative theory of flare acceleration mechanisms are presented.
- Publication:
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International Cosmic Ray Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981ICRC....3..415M
- Keywords:
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- Energy Spectra;
- Particle Acceleration;
- Particle Energy;
- Solar Cosmic Rays;
- Solar Flares;
- Energy Dissipation;
- Neutral Sheets;
- Solar Activity Effects;
- Solar Physics;
- Solar Physics;
- ENERGY SPECTRA;
- PARTICLE ACCELERATION;
- PARTICLE ENERGY;
- SOLAR COSMIC RAYS;
- SOLAR FLARES;
- ENERGY DISSIPATION;
- NEUTRAL SHEETS;
- SOLAR ACTIVITY EFFECTS;
- SOLAR PHYSICS