Abstract
Solar flares generally occur in association with rapid change of sunspot magnetic fields in time and space. A typical flare is accompanied by high-energy phenomena such as non-thermal emissions of gamma-rays, hard and soft X-rays and radio waves of wide frequency band. Large solar flares are often accompanied by both emissions of high-energy photons and accelerated particles (electrons, protons, and heavier nuclei). Non-thermal photon emissions are produced mostly by high-energy electrons and protons as a result of their interaction with plasmas and magnetic fields in the solar atmosphere. To understand the emission mechanism of these high-energy photons on the Sun, it is, therefore, necessary to find the acceleration mechanism for both nuclei and electrons. A part of the accelerated nuclei and electrons are later released from the solar atmosphere. Their behaviour in the interplanetary space is considered to be closely linked with the large-scale structure of magnetic fields in the inner Solar system.
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Miroshnichenko, L.I. (2001). Energetic Particles and High-Energy Solar Phenomena. In: Solar Cosmic Rays. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 260. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9646-6_3
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