Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-06-30
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
18 pages, 9 figures, Solar Physics, in press
Scientific paper
10.1007/s11207-008-9234-4
The acceleration of charged particles (electrons and protons) in flaring solar active regions is analyzed by numerical experiments. The acceleration is modelled as a stochastic process taking place by the interaction of the particles with local magnetic reconnection sites via multiple steps. Two types of local reconnecting topologies are studied: the Harris-type and the X-point. A formula for the maximum kinetic energy gain in a Harris-type current sheet, found in a previous work of ours, fits well the numerical data for a single step of the process. A generalization is then given approximating the kinetic energy gain through an X-point. In the case of the multiple step process, in both topologies the particles' kinetic energy distribution is found to acquire a practically invariant form after a small number of steps. This tendency is interpreted theoretically. Other characteristics of the acceleration process are given, such as the mean acceleration time and the pitch angle distributions of the particles.
Anastasiadis Anastasios
Efthymiopoulos Ch.
Gontikakis C.
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