Plausible mechanisms for rapid acceleration of protons during solar flares

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Gamma Rays, Particle Acceleration, Solar Flares, Solar Maximum Mission, Solar Protons, X Ray Spectroscopy, Chromosphere, Radio Bursts, Shock Wave Propagation

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The distinctive physical features of 20 gamma-ray line flares observed during Solar Maximum Mission are discussed. The average energy deposition by nonthermal electrons in the impulsive phase of the flare event of April 27, 1980 is calculated, on the basis of spectral data from the Hinotori satellite. Analysis of the hard X-ray spectral evolution of the flare events of June 21, 1980 and April 27, 1981, showed a very hot (about 10 to the 8th K) thermal component with an emission measure of 3 x 10 to the 47th per cu cm. Some possible mechanisms for the particle acceleration observed during the flare events are discussed, including: the delay of high-energy hard X-rays; first-order Fermi acceleration by shocks propagating in a closed flare loop; and the compression of accelerated particles by upstream and downstream scattering centers around a shock front. In addition to the above mechanisms, sotchastic acceleration by turbulence is identified as a possible mechanism for rapid proton acceleration during solar flare events.

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