Prompt particle acceleration around moving X-point magnetic field during impulsive phase of solar flares |
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Authors: | Jun-Ichi Sakai |
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Affiliation: | (1) Laboratory for Plasma Astrophysics and Fusion Science, Department of Electronics and Information, Faculty of Engineering, Toyama University, 930 Toyama, Japan |
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Abstract: | We present a model for high-energy solar flares to explain prompt proton and electron acceleration, which occurs around moving X-point magnetic fields during the implosion phase of the current sheet. We derive the electromagnetic fields during the strong implosion of the current sheet, which is driven by the converging flow toward the center of the magnetic arcade. We investigated a test particle motion in the strong electromagnetic fields derived from the MHD equations. It is shown that both protons and electrons can be promptly (within 1 s) accelerated to 70 and 200 MeV, respectively. This acceleration mechanism can be applicable for the impulsive phase of the gradual gamma-ray and proton flares (gradual GR/P flare), which have been called two-ribbon flares. |
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