Solar particle abundances at energies of greater than 1 MeV per nucleon and the role of interplanetary shocks

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Abundance, Interplanetary Medium, Particle Energy, Shock Waves, Solar Corpuscular Radiation, Carbon, Heavy Elements, Heavy Ions, Iron, Nuclear Fusion, Solar Flares

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The abundances of elements in large solar energetic-particle events in the energy range of 2-12 MeV per nucleon are examined. It is confirmed that the abundances relative to mean values vary approximately monotonically as a function of mass, except for He-4; some events show a gradual depletion of heavy ions, whereas a small number displays a gradual increase. A further organization of abundance data is shown, which depends on the longitude of the source region. Enhancements in Fe/C and other heavy elements relative to C occur when source regions are near west 60 deg; the enhancements are attributed to the sampling of a flare-heated material. Depletions of these elements are found to be greatest for source regions near central meridian; they are matched by a steepening of the spectrum and can be understood in terms of diffusive shock acceleration.

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