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Solar gamma rays. [in solar flares
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Ramaty, R. Lingenfelter, R. E. Kozlovsky, B. |
| Copyright Year | 1974 |
| Description | The theory of gamma ray production in solar flares is treated in detail. Both lines and continuum are produced. Results show that the strongest line predicted at 2.225 MeV with a width of less than 100 eV and detected at 2.24 + or - 2.02 MeV, is due to neutron capture by protons in the photosphere. Its intensity is dependent on the photospheric He-3 abundance. The neutrons are produced in nuclear reactions of flare accelerated particles which also produce positrons and prompt nuclear deexcitation lines. The strongest prompt lines are at 4.43 MeV from c-12 and at approximately 6.2 from 0-16 and N-15. The gamma ray continuum, produced by electron bremsstrahlung, allows the determination of the spectrum and number of accelerated electrons in the MeV region. From the comparison of the line and continuum intensities a proton-to-electron ratio of about 10 to 100 at the same energy for the 1972, August 4 flare. For the same flare the protons above 2.5 MeV which are responsible for the gamma ray emission produce a few percent of the heat generated by the electrons which make the hard X rays above 20 keV. |
| File Size | 1863145 |
| Page Count | 95 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19750007511 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0101z002 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1974-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Radiation Solar Spectra Gamma Rays Solar Flares Bremsstrahlung Kinematics Proton Energy Solar Physics Solar Radiation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
