Knowledge Management System of Purple Mountain Observatory,CAS
The effect of Compton scattering on gamma-ray spectra of the 2005 January 20 flare | |
Chen, Wei![]() ![]() | |
2012-10-01 | |
Source Publication | RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
![]() |
ISSN | 1674-4527 |
Volume | 12Issue:10Pages:1439-1450 |
Abstract | Gamma-ray spectroscopy provides a wealth of information about accelerated particles in solar flares, as well as the ambient medium with which these energetic particles interact. The neutron capture line (2.223 MeV), the strongest in the solar gamma-ray spectrum, forms in the deep atmosphere. The energy of these photons can be reduced via Compton scattering. With the fully relativistic GEANT4 toolkit, we have carried out Monte Carlo simulations of the transport of a neutron capture line in solar flares, and applied them to the flare that occurred on 2005 January 20 (X7.1/2B), one of the most powerful gamma-ray flares observed by RHESSI during the 23rd solar cycle. By comparing the fitting results of different models with and without Compton scattering of the neutron capture line, we find that when including the Compton scattering for the neutron capture line, the observed gamma-ray spectrum can be reproduced by a population of accelerated particles with a very hard spectrum (s <= 2.3). The Compton effect of a 2.223 MeV line on the spectra is therefore proven to be significant, which influences the time evolution of the neutron capture line flux as well. The study also suggests that the mean vertical depth for neutron capture in hydrogen for this event is about 8 g cm(-2). |
Keyword | Sun: Flares Sun: Gamma-rays Scattering: Compton Scattering |
Subject Area | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
WOS Headings | Science & Technology ; Physical Sciences |
WOS Keyword | NEUTRON-CAPTURE LINE ; SOLAR-FLARES ; ENERGETIC PARTICLE ; CORONAL ABUNDANCES ; DEEXCITATION LINES ; 28 OCTOBER ; X-RAYS ; EMISSION ; RHESSI ; DISTRIBUTIONS |
Indexed By | SCI |
Language | 英语 |
WOS Research Area | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
WOS Subject | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
WOS ID | WOS:000310476800006 |
Citation statistics | |
Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://libir.pmo.ac.cn/handle/332002/8042 |
Collection | 太阳高能及相关物理过程研究团组 |
Affiliation | Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Dark Matter & Space Astron, Purple Mt Observ, Nanjing 210008, Peoples R China |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Chen, Wei,Gan, Wei-Qun. The effect of Compton scattering on gamma-ray spectra of the 2005 January 20 flare[J]. RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS,2012,12(10):1439-1450. |
APA | Chen, Wei,&Gan, Wei-Qun.(2012).The effect of Compton scattering on gamma-ray spectra of the 2005 January 20 flare.RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS,12(10),1439-1450. |
MLA | Chen, Wei,et al."The effect of Compton scattering on gamma-ray spectra of the 2005 January 20 flare".RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS 12.10(2012):1439-1450. |
Files in This Item: | ||||||
File Name/Size | DocType | Version | Access | License | ||
2012165The effect of(759KB) | 开放获取 | License | View Application Full Text |
Items in the repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.
Edit Comment