The Acceleration and Confinement of Energetic Electrons by a Termination Shock in a Magnetic Trap: An Explanation for Nonthermal Loop-top Sources during Solar Flares
The Acceleration and Confinement of Energetic Electrons by a Termination Shock in a Magnetic Trap: An Explanation for Nonthermal Loop-top Sources during Solar Flares
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磁阱中终止激波对高能电子的加速和限制:太阳耀斑期间非热环顶源的解释
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10.3847/2041-8213/ab5f67
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发表时间:
2019-11
影响因子:
7.9
通讯作者:
Giacalone Joe
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作者:
Kong Xiangliang;Guo Fan;Shen Chengcai;Chen Bin;Chen Yao;Musset Sophie;Glesener Lindsay;Pongkitiwanichakul Peera;Giacalone Joe
Nonthermal loop-top sources in solar flares are the most prominent observational signatures that suggest energy release and particle acceleration in the solar corona. Although several scenarios for particle acceleration have been proposed, the origin of the loop-top sources remains unclear. Here we present a model that combines a large-scale magnetohydrodynamic simulation of a two-ribbon flare with a particle acceleration and transport model for investigating electron acceleration by a fast-mode termination shock (TS) at the loop top. Our model provides spatially resolved electron distribution that evolves in response to the dynamic flare geometry. We find a concave-downward magnetic structure located below the flare TS, induced by the fast reconnection downflows. It acts as a magnetic trap to confine the electrons at the loop top for an extended period of time. The electrons are energized significantly as they cross the shock front, and eventually build up a power-law energy spectrum extending to hundreds of kiloelectron volts. We suggest that this particle acceleration and transport scenario driven by a flare TS is a viable interpretation for the observed nonthermal loop-top sources.
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DOI:
10.3847/1538-4357/aae0f5
发表时间:
2018-09
期刊:
The Astrophysical Journal
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2001-03
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通讯作者:
M. Oka;S. Krucker;H. Hudson;P. Saint-Hilaire
影响因子:
20.9
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