Evidence for solar shock production of heliospheric near-relativistic and relativistic electron events

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1 August 2006

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

Vol. 2 (14) , 86
DOI:10.1017/s1743921307009891

Abstract

Properties of near-relativistic (E ≳ 30 keV, NR) and relativistic (E ≳ 0.3 MeV) electron events produced near the Sun and observed within 1 AU are reviewed. Observations suggest the CME-driven shocks are the sources of many events, but flares are often sources for NR events.

Keywords

ACCELERATION OF PARTICLES
SHOCK WAVES
SUN: PARTICLE EMISSION
FLARES
CMES