An explanation for large enhancements of nitrogen relative to carbon and oxygen in solar 3He-rich events

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作者
Zhang, TX [1 ]
Wang, JX
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Natl Astron Observ, Beijing 100012, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Alabama, Ctr Space Plasma & Aeronom Res, Huntsville, AL 35899 USA
关键词
acceleration of particles; cosmic rays; solar wind; Sun : abundances; Sun : flares; Sun : particle emission;
D O I
10.1086/375359
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Preferential heating and abundance enhancements of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and oxygen (O) in solar He-3-rich energetic particles are investigated in terms of the two-stage acceleration model proposed by Zhang. It is shown that C+5, N+6, and O+7 are preferentially heated by H-cyclotron waves with a frequency close to twice the He-3-cyclotron frequency through the third harmonic resonance. If the initial electron temperature of the solar corona is in the range of similar to2-3.2 MK, the abundance of N in high-energy particles due to the second-stage acceleration is enhanced by a factor of similar to4-12 relative to C and O. The abundance pattern of C, N, and O obtained from the two-stage acceleration model is consistent with recent measurements (Mason, Mazur, & Dwyer). In addition, harmonic resonances of neon, silicon, magnesium, sulfur, calcium, and iron with the H-cyclotron waves are discussed.
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页码:L57 / L60
页数:4
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