The starting conditions for an optically small solar gamma ray flare

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Gamma Rays, Particle Acceleration, Particle Production, Solar Corona, Solar Flares, Solar Protons, Magnetohydrodynamics, Shock Waves, Solar Magnetic Field, Trapped Particles

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It is suggested that optically small gamma-ray flares result from gradual pre-flare acceleration of protons over approximately 1,000 s by a series of magnetohydrodynamic shocks in the low corona. A fraction of the accelerated protons are trapped in the corona where they form a seed population for future acceleration. If the shock acceleration is sufficiently rapid proton energies may exceed the gamma-ray production threshold and trigger gamma-ray emission. This occurs without the total flare energy being necessarily large. Magnetic field geometry is an important parameter.

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