ASSOCIATION OF {sup 3}He-RICH SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLES WITH LARGE-SCALE CORONAL WAVES

Journal Article · Sat Dec 10 04:00:00 EST 2016 · Astrophysical Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/833/1/63· OSTI ID:22660952

Bučík, Radoslav ^[1]; Innes, Davina E. ^[2]; Mason, Glenn M. ^[3]

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1. Institut für Astrophysik, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, D-37077, Göttingen (Germany)
2. Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, D-37077, Göttingen (Germany)
3. Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD 20723 (United States)

Small, {sup 3}He-rich solar energetic particle (SEP) events have been commonly associated with extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) jets and narrow coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that are believed to be the signatures of magnetic reconnection, involving field lines open to interplanetary space. The elemental and isotopic fractionation in these events are thought to be caused by processes confined to the flare sites. In this study, we identify 32 {sup 3}He-rich SEP events observed by the Advanced Composition Explorer , near the Earth, during the solar minimum period 2007–2010, and we examine their solar sources with the high resolution Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory ( STEREO ) EUV images. Leading the Earth, STEREO -A has provided, for the first time, a direct view on {sup 3}He-rich flares, which are generally located on the Sun’s western hemisphere. Surprisingly, we find that about half of the {sup 3}He-rich SEP events in this survey are associated with large-scale EUV coronal waves. An examination of the wave front propagation, the source-flare distribution, and the coronal magnetic field connections suggests that the EUV waves may affect the injection of {sup 3}He-rich SEPs into interplanetary space.

• OSTI ID: 22660952
• Journal Information: Astrophysical Journal, Journal Name: Astrophysical Journal Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 833; ISSN ASJOAB; ISSN 0004-637X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
ACCELERATION
EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
FRACTIONATION
HELIUM 3
INTERPLANETARY SPACE
JETS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETIC RECONNECTION
MASS
RESOLUTION
SHOCK WAVES
SOLAR CORONA
SOLAR FLARES
SUN