Browsing by Autor "A. Oshima"

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Detection of Solar Neutrons and Solar Neutron Decay Protons
(2023) Y. Muraki; Tatsumi Koi; Y. Matsubara; S. Masuda; Pedro Miranda; Shoko Miyake; T. Naito; Ernesto Ortiz Fragoso; A. Oshima; T. Sako
Solar flares are broadly classified as impulsive or gradual. Ions accelerated in a gradual flare are thought to be accelerated through a shock acceleration mechanism, but the particle acceleration process in an impulsive flare is still largely unexplored. To understand the acceleration process, it is necessary to measure the high-energy gamma-rays and neutrons produced by the impulsive flare. Under such circumstances, on November 7, 2004, a huge X2.0 flare occurred on the solar surface, where ions were accelerated to energies greater than 10 GeV. The accelerated primary protons collided with the solar atmosphere and produced line gamma-rays and neutrons. These particles were received as neutrons and line gamma-rays, respectively. Neutrons of a few GeV, on the other hand, decay to produce secondary protons while traveling 0.06 au in the solar-terrestrial space. These secondary protons arrived at the magnetopause. Although the flux of secondary protons is very low, the effect of collecting secondary protons arriving in a wide region of the magnetosphere (the Funnel or Horn effect) has resulted in significant signals being received by the solar neutron telescope at Mt. Sierra Negra (4,600 m). This information suggests that ions on the solar surface are accelerated to over 10 GeV with an impulsive flare.
Detection of Solar Neutrons and Solar Neutron Decay Protons
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2023) Y. Muraki; Tatsumi Koi; S. Masuda; Y. Matsubara; Pedro Miranda; Shoko Miyake; T. Naito; E. Ortiz; A. Oshima; T. Sako
Solar flares are broadly classified as impulsive or gradual. Ions accelerated in a gradual flare are thought to be accelerated through a shock acceleration mechanism, but the particle acceleration process in an impulsive flare is still largely unexplored. To understand the acceleration process, it is necessary to measure the high-energy gamma rays and neutrons produced by the impulsive flare. Under such circumstances, on 7 November 2004, a huge X2.0 flare occurred on the solar surface, where ions were accelerated to energies greater than 10 GeV. The accelerated primary protons collided with the solar atmosphere and produced line gamma rays and neutrons. These particles were received as neutrons and line gamma rays, respectively. Neutrons of a few GeV, on the other hand, decay to produce secondary protons while traveling 0.06 au in the solar–terrestrial space. These secondary protons arrive at the magnetopause. Although the flux of secondary protons is very low, the effect of collecting secondary protons arriving in a wide region of the magnetosphere (the Funnel or Horn effect) has resulted in significant signals being received by the solar neutron telescope at Mt. Sierra Negra (4600 m). This information suggests that ions on the solar surface are accelerated to over 10 GeV with an impulsive flare.
Proton penetration efficiency over a high altitude observatory in Mexico
(SciPost.org, 2023) Shoko Miyake; T. Koi; Y. Muraki; Y. Matsubara; S. Masuda; P. Miranda; T. Naito; E. Ortiz; A. Oshima; T. Sakai
In association with a large solar flare on November 7, 2004, the solar neutron detectors located at Mt. Chacaltaya (5,250 m) in Bolivia and Mt. Sierra Negra (4,600 m) in Mexico recorded very interesting events. In order to explain these events, we have performed a calculation solving the equation of motion of anti-protons inside the magnetosphere. Based on these results, the Mt. Chacaltaya event may be explained by the detection of solar neutrons, while the Mt. Sierra Negra event may be explained by the first detection of very high energy solar neutron decay protons (SNDPs) around 6 GeV.
Proton Penetration Efficiency over Sierra Negra (Mexico) and Oulu (Finland)
(2023) Y. Muraki; Shoko Miyake; T. Koi; Y. Matsubara; S. Masuda; P. Miranda; T. Naito; E. Ortiz; A. Oshima; T. Sako
On November 7, 2004, a large solar flare was observed, which had a notable impact on the solar neutron detectors located at Mt. Chacaltaya (5,250 m) in Bolivia and Mt. Sierra Negra (4,600 m) in Mexico. In addition, the neutron monitor at Oulu, Finland, recorded a 5-sigma enhancement. In order to determine the causes of these enhancements, we performed trajectory simulations ejecting anti-protons from 20 km above each location, and checked whether or not these anti-protons could reach the magnetopause (∼8𝑅E). Then, we understand that the Chacaltaya enhancement was caused by solar neutrons themselves, while the Mt. Sierra Negra event may have been produced by high-energy solar neutron decay protons (SNDPs) with energies ≥ 6 GeV. Based on our anti- proton trajectory analysis, we suggest that the enhancement at Oulu may also have been produced by solar neutron decay protons with energies around ≥ 200 MeV. During this flare, protons were accelerated up to 10 GeV within one minute, leading to the production of SNDPs.
Report on scipost_202207_00031v1
(2022) Shoko Miyake; T. Koi; Y. Muraki; Y. Matsubara; S. Masuda; Pedro Miranda; T. Naito; E. Ortiz; A. Oshima; T. Sakai
In association with a large solar flare on November 7, 2004, the solar neutron detectors located at Mt. Chacaltaya (5,250 m) in Bolivia and Mt.Sierra Negra (4,600 m) in Mexico recorded very interesting events.In order to explain these events, we have performed a calculation solving the equation of motion of anti-protons inside the magnetosphere.Based on these results, the Mt.Chacaltaya event may be explained by the detection of solar neutrons, while the Mt.Sierra Negra event may be explained by the first detection of very high energy solar neutron decay protons (SNDPs) around 6 GeV.