COMPTEL gamma ray and neutron measurements of solar flares

Authors

James M. Ryan, University of New HampshireFollow
D J. Forrest, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
J Lockwood, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
M Loomis, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Mark L. McConnell, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
D Morris, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
W Webber, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
G Rank, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik
V Schonfelder, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische PhysikFollow
B Swanenburg, SRON
K Bennett, ESTEC
L O. Hanlon, ESTECFollow
C Winkler, ESTECFollow
H Debrunner, University of Berne

Abstract

COMPTEL on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory has measured the flux of x‐rays and neutrons from several solar flares. These data have also been used to image the Sun in both forms of radiation. Unusually intense flares occurred during June 1991 yielding data sets that offer some new insight into of how energetic protons and electrons are accelerated and behave in the solar environment. We summarize here some of the essential features in the solar flare data as obtained by COMPTEL during June 1991.

Department

Space Science Center, Physics

Publication Date

1993

Journal Title

AIP Conference Proceedings

Publisher

AIP Publishing

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1063/1.44245

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Recommended Citation

COMPTEL gamma ray and neutron measurements of solar flares Ryan, J. and Forrest, D. and Lockwood, J. and Loomis, M. and McConnell, M. and Morris, D. and Webber, W. and Rank, G. and Schönfelder, V. and Swanenburg, B. N. and Bennett, K. and Hanlon, L. and Winkler, C. and Debrunner, H., AIP Conference Proceedings, 280, 631-642 (1993), DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.44245

Rights

© 1993 American Institute of Physics