High Energy Solar Phenomena: A New Era of Spacecraft Measurements

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ryan, James M., Author.

Contributor:

Vestrand, W. Thomas, Contributor.

Series:

AIP conference proceedings ; 294.

AIP conference proceedings ; 294

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gamma ray astronomy--Congresses.

Gamma ray astronomy.

Space astronomy--Congresses.

Space astronomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages).

Other Title:

High-Energy Solar Phenomena—A New Era Of Spacecraft Measurements, Volume 294

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] American Institute of Physics 1998

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text details the major measurements taken by the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, as well as GRANAT, Yohkoh, SMM and other spacecraft, during the solar cycle of 1989-1991. Topics include: flare measurements; high-energy electron phenomena; and neutron monitor and GLE events.

Contents:

X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Observations of Solar Flares by GRANAT / G. Trottet

OSSE Observations of the 4 June 1991 Solar Flare / R.J. Murphy, G.H. Share, J.E. Grove, W.N. Johnson, R.L. Kinzer, R.A. Kroeger, J.D. Kurfess, M.S. Strickman, S.M. Matz, W.R. Purcell, M.P. Ulmer, D.A. Grabelsky, G.V. Jung, C.M. Jensen, D.J. Forrest and W.T. Vestrand

An Overview of Solar Flare Results from COMPTEL / M. McConnell

Theoretical Models for High-Energy Solar Flare Emissions / R. Ramaty and N. Mandzhavidze

High-Energy Gamma-Ray Signature of Proton Acceleration During 1991 June 15 Solar Flare / G.E. Kocharov, E.I. Chuikin, G.A. Kovaltsov, I.G. Usoskin and L.G. Kocharov

COMPTEL's Solar Flare Catalog / R. Suleiman, D. Forrest, M. McConnell, J. Ryan, R. Diehl, G. Lichti, G. Rank, V. Schonfelder, A. Strong, M. Varendorff, K. Bennett, L. Hanlon, C. Winkler, H. Bloeman, W. Hermsen and B. Swanenburg. COMPTEL Observations of Gamma-Ray Flares in October 1991 / M. Varendorff, D. Forrest, M. McConnell, J. Ryan, R. Suleiman, R. Diehl, G. Lichti, G. Rank, V. Schonfelder, K. Bennett, L. Hanlon, C. Winkler and B.N. Swanenburg

A Search for Low-Energy Protons in a Solar Flare from October 1992: Preliminary Results / T. Metcalf, D. Mickey, R. Canfield and J.-P. Wulser

A Correlation Between 4-8 MeV Gamma-Ray-Line Fluence and> 50 keV X-Ray Fluence in Large Solar Flares / E.W. Cliver, N.B. Crosby and B.R. Dennis

Trapping of Protons in Twisted Magnetic Loops / Y.-T. Lau and R. Ramaty

Solar Flare Neutrons and Gamma-Rays / R.E. Lingenfelter

Neutron and Gamma-Ray Measurements of the Solar Flare of 1991 June 9 / J. Ryan, D. Forrest, J. Lockwood, M. Loomis, M. McConnell, D. Morris, W. Webber, K. Bennett, L. Hanlon, C. Winkler, H. Debrunner, G. Rank, V. Schonfelder and B.N. Swanenburg. EGRET Observations of Extended High-Energy Emissions from the Nuclear Line Flares of June 1991 / E.J. Schneid, K.T.S. Brazier, G. Kanbach, C. von Montigny, H.A. Mayer-Hasselwander, D.L. Bertsch, C.E. Fichtel, R.C. Hartman, S.D. Hunter, D.J. Thompson, B.L. Dingus, P. Sreekumar, Y.C. Lin, P.F. Michelson, P.L. Nolan, D.A. Kniffen and J.R. Mattox

Observations of the 1991 June 11 Solar Flare with COMPTEL / G. Rank, R. Diehl, G.G. Lichti, V. Schonfelder, M. Varendorff, B.N. Swanenburg, R. van Dijk, D. Forrest, J. Macri, M. McConnell, M. Loomis, J. Ryan, K. Bennett and C. Winkler

Some Evidences of Prolonged Particle Acceleration in the High-Energy Gamma-Ray Flare of June 15, 1991 / V.V. Akimov, N.G. Leikov, A.V. Belov, I.M. Chertok, V.G. Kurt, A. Magun and V.F. Melnikov

"Extended Phase" of Solar Flares Observed by SMM / P.P. Dunphy and E.L. Chupp. Numerical Modeling of Particle Transport and Acceleration of Solar Flare Particles in a Coronal Loop / E. Bennett, M.A. Lee and J.M. Ryan

Directivity of Gamma-Rays from Neutral Pi-Mesons Decay / D. Heristchi and R. Boyer

The GAMMA-1 Data on the March 26, 1991 Solar Flare / V.V. Akimov, N.G. Leikov, V.G. Kurt and I.M. Chertok

Stochastic Fermi Acceleration and Solar Cosmic Rays / M.A. Lee

Gamma-Rays from an "Over-the-Limb" Flare / W.T. Vestrand and D.J. Forrest

The Yohkoh Context for High-Energy Particles in Solar Flares / H.S. Hudson

Acceleration of Electrons in Solar Flares / V. Petrosian

Temporal Evolution of Bremsstrahlung-Dominated Gamma-Ray Spectra of Solar Flares / H. Marschhauser, E. Rieger and G. Kanbach. EGRET Observation of the June 30 and July 2, 1991 Energetic Solar Flares / B.L. Dingus, P. Sreekumar, D.L. Bertsch, C.E. Fichtel, R.C. Hartman, S.D. Hunter, D.J. Thompson, E.J. Schneid, K.T.S. Brazier, G. Kanbach, C. von Montigny, H.A. Mayer-Hasselwander, Y.C. Lin, P.F. Michelson, P.L. Nolan, D.A. Kniffen and J.R. Mattox

Observations of Small Solar Flares with BATSE / D.A. Biesecker, J.M. Ryan and G.J. Fishman

Energetic Electron Injection into the High Corona During the Gradual Phase of Flares: Evidence Against Acceleration by a Large Scale Shock / K.-L. Klein and G. Trottet

New Technique for Dynamic Burst Position Determination with High Spatial Definition/Time Resolution at a MM-Wavelength / J.E.R. Costa, E. Correia, P. Kaufmann, R. Herrmann and A. Magun

Energetic Electron Populations in Solar Flares / S.M. White

Neutron Monitor Measurements as a Complement to Space Measurements of Energetic Solar Particle Fluxes / H. Debrunner. The Relativistic Solar Proton Ground-Level Enhancements Associated with the Solar Neutron Events of 11 June and 15 June 1991 / D.F. Smart, M.A. Shea and L.C. Gentile

The NASA High-Energy Solar Physics Mission (HESP) / B.R. Dennis, A.G. Emslie, R. Canfield, G. Doschek, R.P. Lin and R. Ramaty.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-56396-291-8