Abstract
Theoretical ideas on particle acceleration in solar flares are discussed with emphasis on bulk energization of electrons during the impulsive phase. Many localized, short-lived episodes of energy release must be involved. An analogy with the acceleration of auroral electrons by multiple weak double layers (WLDs) is suggested and explored. Based on the auroral analogy a mechanism for reflecting electrons by solitary waves (SWs) in proposed. The prompt acceleration of relativistic electrons is discussed briefly.
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Batchelor, D.A., Crannell, C.J., Wiehl, H.J., and Magun, A., 1985, Astrophys. J. 295, 258.
Benz, A.O., 1987, Solar Phys. 111, 1.
Boström, R., Gustafsson, G., Holback, B., Holgren, G., Koskinen, H., and Kintner, P., 1988, Phys. Rev. Lett. 61, 82.
Boström, R., Holback, B., Holmgren, G., and Koskinen, H., 1989, Physica Scripts 33, 523.
Bougeret, J.L., Fainberg, J., and Stone, R.G., 1984, Astron. Astrophys. 136, 255.
Brown, J.C., Karlicky, M., MacKinnon, A.L., and van den Oord, G.H.J. 1990, Astrophys. J. Suppl. 73,343.
Bryant, D.A., 1990, Physica Scripta T30, 215.
Chiuderi, C., 1983, in J.O. Stenflo (ed.) Solar and Stellar Magnetic Fields: Origins and Corona] Effects, D. Reidel (Dordrecht), p. 113.
de Jager, C., and de Jonge, G., 1978, Solar Phys. 58, 127.
de Jager, C., Kuijpers, J., Correia, E., and Kaufmann, P., 1987, Solar Phys. 110, 317.
Dennis, B.R., 1985, Solar Phys. 100, 465.
Drury, L.O'C., 1983, Rep. Prog. Phys. 46, 973.
Duijveman, A., Hoyng, P., and Ionson, J.A., 1981, Astrophys. J. 245, 721.
Duijveman, A., Hoyng, P., and Machado, M.E., 1982, Solar Phys. 81, 137.
Dupree, T.H., 1982, Phys. Fluids 25, 277.
Holman, G.D., 1985, Astrophys. J. 293, 584.
Hoyng, P., Brown, J.C., and van Beek, H.F., 1976, Solar Phys. 48, 197.
Hudson, H.S., 1985, Solar Phys. 100, 515.
Kai, K., Melrose, D.B., and Suzuki, S., 1985, in D.J. McLean and N.R. Labrum (eds), Solar Radiophysics, Cambridge University Press, p. 415.
Khan, J.I., 1989, Proc. Astron. Soc. Australia 8, 29.
Lin, R.P., 1985, Solar Phys. 100, 537.
Lin, R.P., and Schwartz, R.A., 1987, Astrophys. J. 312, 462.
Lin, Y., and Gaizauskas, V., 1987, Solar Phys. 109, 81.
Lotko, W., 1986, J. Geophys. Res. 91, 191.
Machado, M.E., Xiao,Y.C., Wu, S.T., Prokakis, Th., and Dialetis, D., 1988, Astrophys. J. 326, 451.
Mälkki, A., Koskinen, H., Boström, R., and Holback, B., 1989, Physica Scripta 39, 787.
Martens, P.C.H., and Young, A., 1990, Astrophys. J. Suppl. 73, 333.
Melrose, D.B., 1990, Aust. J. Phys. 43, 703.
Melrose, D.B., and Dulk, G.A., 1987, Physics Scripta T18, 29–38.
Melrose, D.B., and McClymont, A.N., 1987, Solar Phys. 113, 241.
Papadopoulos, K., 1985, in R.G. Stone and B.T. Tsurutani (eds) Collisionless Shocks in the Heliosphere: A Tutorial Review, American Geophysical Union, Washington DC, p. 59.
Raadu, M.A., 1989, Phys. Rep. 178, 25.
Ramaty, R. et al., 1980, in P.A. Sturrock (ed.) Solar Flares, Colorado Associated Press, p. 117.
Ramaty, R., and Forman, M.A., 1987, in R. Ramaty, T.L. Cline and J.F. Ormes (eds) Essays in Space Science, NASA Publication 2464, p. 47.
Louarn, P., Roux, A., de Feraudy, H., Le Quéau, D., André, M., and Maton, L., 1990, J. Geophys. Res. 95, 5983.
Sakai, J.-I., 1990, Astrophys. J. Suppl. 73, 321.
Sharp, R.D., Shelley, E.G., Johnson, R.G., and Ghielmetti, A.G., 1980, J. Geophys. Res. 85, 92.
Somov, B.V., 1986, Adv. Space Res. 6,177.
Spicer, D.S., 1983, Adv. Space Res. 2, 135.
Strauss, H.R., 1988, Astrophys. J. 326, 412.
Sturrock, P.A., 1987, in B.R. Dennis, L.E. Orwig and A.L. Kiplinger (eds) Rapid Fluctuations in Solar Flares, NASA (Washington DC) p. 1.
Sturrock, P.A., Kaufmann, P., Moore, R.L., and Smith, D.F., 1984, Solar Phys. 94, 341.
Suzuki, S., and Dulk, G.A., 1985, in D.J. McLean and N.R. Labrum (eds), Solar Radiophysics, Cambridge University Press, p. 289.
Tetreault, D., 1988, Geophys. Res. Lett. 15, 164.
Wild J.P., Smerd, S.F., and Weiss, A.A., 1963, Ann. Rev. Astron. Astrophys. 1, 291.
Winglee, R.M., Kiplinger, A.L., Dulk, G.A., and Zarro, D.M., 1990, in R.M. Winglee and A.L. Kiplinger (eds) MAX '91 Workshop #3: Max '91/SMM Solar Flares: Observations and Theory p. 244.
Winglee, R.M., Pritchett, P.L., and Dulk, G.A., 1988, Astrophys. J. 329, 440.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1992 Springer-Verlag
About this paper
Cite this paper
Melrose, D.B. (1992). Particle acceleration in the impulsive phase of solar flares. In: Å vestka, Z., Jackson, B.V., Machado, M.E. (eds) Eruptive Solar Flares. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 399. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-55246-4_91
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-55246-4_91
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-55246-8
Online ISBN: 978-3-540-46794-6
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive