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The Propagation of Solar Energetic Particles in Magnetic ChannelsThe existence of interplanetary flow systems produced by the entrainment of interplanetary transients, consisting of flare produced shocks, high speed solar wind streams and coronal mass ejection, has been established. This entrainment process produces enhanced regions of the interplanetary magnetic field that should be connected back to the solar corona. These compressed regions can provide a preferred magnetic channel for the propagation of solar cosmic rays. The characteristics of these events appear to be different from those previously reported by the NASA/University of New Hampshire team and the University of Chicago in their study of a large number of events in the region beyond 1 AU. These new events have a very flat energy spectra (with gamma = approx. 1.5) that frequently extend to energies above 100 MeV and have a significant enhancement of MeV electrons.
Document ID
19850026507
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mcdonald, F. B.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Burlaga, L. F.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: 19th Intern. Cosmic Ray Conf - Vol. 4
Subject Category
Solar Physics
Report/Patent Number
SH-3.2-4
Accession Number
85N34820
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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