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Decay Phase of Proton and Electron SEP Events

Decay Phase of Proton and Electron SEP Events. E.I. Daibog 1 , K. Kecskeméty 2 , Yu.I. Logachev 1 1 Skobeltsyn Inst. of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State Univ., Russia 2 KFKI RMKI, Budapest, Hungary. Why decays?

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Decay Phase of Proton and Electron SEP Events

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  1. Decay Phase of Proton and Electron SEP Events E.I. Daibog1, K. Kecskeméty2,Yu.I. Logachev1 1 Skobeltsyn Inst. of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State Univ., Russia 2 KFKI RMKI, Budapest, Hungary

  2. Why decays? the features and conditions in a source of SEPs at the Sun become unessential during decay phase and effects and peculiarities of particle acceleration and losses in interplanetary space become more important. - rising phase and maximum – origin and propagation mechanism - decay phase - propagation mechanism and interplanetary medium conditions

  3. Decay phase Observed flux profile: a mixture of temporal and spatial variations Functional form of the particle flux decline: power-law– predominantly diffusive propagation exponential– adiabatic deceleration and convection Statistical investigation (Daibog et al. 2003): ~ 700 events of 1-5 MeVproton fluxes(3 solar cycles, at 1 AU) IMP 8 (CPME) ~90% of SEP decays are exponential power-law mostly at high energies Exponential decays longer than 24 hrs. >4 MeV flux > 1-2 p/cm2ssr Background: instrumental + remnants of preceding events

  4. Exponential form : J  exp(-t/) dN/dt ~ N. Neglecting diffusion Lupton and Stone, 1971. Model with absorbing boundary and Burlaga, 1967. Spherically-symmetric diffusion. The volume limited by a boundary outside of which particles fly away freely.  = R2abs/π2κ Owens,1979. Convection  = 9/4V2 (2 + α )2 Contraryκ and E dependence Ng and Gleeson, 1976.׀׀=0(1+r3). Gradual transition to free particle escape. Nearly exponential solution .

  5. Forman, 1970;Jokipii, 1971. Convection and adiabatic deceleration dominate over gradients, scattering, and drift τ = 3r / 2V (2 + α ), α = T+2mc2/(T+mc2) ≈ 2 at nonrelativistic energies. Lee, 2000. adiabatic deceleration Right qualitative dependence on all parameters However diffusion takes place in any case. No scattering → no either convection and adiabatic deceleration!

  6. Electrons (ten keV – MeV) vs protons (MeV – ten MeV) What can be expected? The shapes of proton and electron decays in the event should be the same if particles are subjected to the same mechanisms of propagation and losses. e and p rigidities differ so strong (0.1 – 250 MV) that far distant parts of IMF inhomogeneouty spectra play a role in their scattering. Similar decays → similar spectra

  7. Statistics IMP-8.330simultaneous decays of е (0.22 - 0.5 - 0.8 МeV) and р (4.6-15-25 МeV). 67- both exponential. 211– p exponential, epower-shaped. Helios 1,2.е 0.3 - 0.8 MeV, p 4– 13 - 27 MeV. 31 exponential decays (16 - e = p ; 15 - e > p). SOHO COSTEP EPHIN. 88 decays: p (4.3-7.8-25 MeV, e (0.25-0.7-3 MeV). ACE EPAM DE. Low energy electrons(0.038-0.053- 0.103 - 0.175-0.312MeV). 52е and р shapes coincide, 30 different shapes, 6? Correlation between e and p ?

  8. IMP 8 p 4.6-15 MeV, e 0.5-0.8 MeV

  9. SOHO COSTEP EPHIN Major events. Peak flux of 4.3-8 MeV protons >10 p/cm2 s sr MeV

  10. Mutual angular position of the particle origin and the observer Eastern position of the flare relative to the observer’s ftp. Magnetic field lines move toward the observer – prolonged rising and decay phases. Western position. Field lines move away from the observer –acceleratedrising and decay phases. Change of the regime at the longitude about 50-60 degs.

  11. Protons H1, H2 4-13 MeV, IMP-8 4.6-15 MeV Hel =30 hrs, IMP = 12 hrs

  12. Electrons Hel =30 hrs, IMP =20 hrs

  13. Conclusions.At late phase of decay • In half of clear-shaped events the shapes of electron and proton decays (exponential or power-law) are similar. • Most of electron decays with e = (1 ± 0.25) p concerns the caseswithр< e. As a rule the rate of  electron decay is similar or slower than proton one. • The rate of e and p decay is practically independent from the power and prehistory of event. • Indications are obtained of existence of e dependence onangular and radial location of the origin similar to proton ones. • All these show that in a considerable part of events electrons and protons are subjected to the same processes (convection and adiabatic deceleration?) • More statistics of clean events needed!

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