Coronal radiation belts

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2009-05-23

arxiv.org/abs/0905.3824v1

Astrophys.J.698:L86-L89,2009

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Scientific paper

10.1088/0004-637X/698/2/L86

The magnetic field of the solar corona has a large-scale dipole character, which maps into the bipolar field in the solar wind. Using standard representations of the coronal field, we show that high-energy ions can be trapped stably in these large-scale closed fields. The drift shells that describe the conservation of the third adiabatic invariant may have complicated geometries. Particles trapped in these zones would resemble the Van Allen Belts and could have detectable consequences. We discuss potential sources of trapped particles.

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