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1 Solar Cosmic Rays: Object and Tool for Space Research |
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1.1 Energetic Particles and Physics of the Sun |
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4 | (3) |
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1.2 Contribution to Solar-Terrestrial Relationships |
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7 | (1) |
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1.4 General Characteristics of Solar Particle Events |
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2 Observational Features and Databases of Solar Cosmic Rays |
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2.1 History of the Problem and Observational Technique |
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22 | (9) |
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2.2 Intensity and Energy Limits |
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31 | (3) |
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2.3 Possible Sources of High-Energy Particles |
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34 | (3) |
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2.4 Elemental Abundances and Charge States |
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37 | (8) |
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2.5 Electrons and Electromagnetic Emissions of Solar Flares |
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45 | (3) |
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2.6 Neutral Flare Emissions |
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48 | (5) |
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2.7 Classification Systems of SEP Events |
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53 | (6) |
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2.8 Solar Event Databases |
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59 | (4) |
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3 Energetic Particles and High-Energy Solar Phenomena |
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3.1 Solar Energetic Phenomena |
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63 | (4) |
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67 | (4) |
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3.3 Energetic Solar Particles and Coronal Mass Ejections |
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71 | (2) |
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3.4 Effects of Large-Scale Heliospheric Structures |
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73 | (5) |
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3.5 Giant Arches and Fast Global Changes at the Sun |
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78 | (8) |
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3.6 Energetics of Solar Cosmic Rays |
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86 | (5) |
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4 Solar Cosmic Rays at High Energies |
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91 | (28) |
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4.1 Largest Proton Events |
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91 | (3) |
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4.2 Upper Limit Spectrum for Protons |
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94 | (2) |
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4.3 Search for Extremely High-Energy Particles |
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96 | (3) |
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4.4 Maximum Rigidity of Accelerated Particles |
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99 | (9) |
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4.4.1 Determination of Rm from Observational Data |
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99 | (4) |
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4.4.2 Temporal Variations of Maximum Rigidity |
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103 | (2) |
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4.4.3 Recent Estimates and Measurements |
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105 | (1) |
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4.4.4 Giant Detector Experiments |
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106 | (2) |
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4.5 Production of Flare Neutrinos |
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108 | (2) |
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4.6 Occurrence Probability of Giant Flares |
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110 | (4) |
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4.7 Flares on the Sun and Other Stars |
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114 | (5) |
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5 Particle Acceleration at the Sun |
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5.1 Global and Local Aspects of Particle Acceleration |
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120 | (1) |
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5.2 Main Acceleration Processes |
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121 | (1) |
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5.3 Stochastic Acceleration |
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122 | (3) |
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5.4 Shock Wave Acceleration |
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125 | (6) |
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5.5 Coherent Acceleration |
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131 | (7) |
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5.6 Acceleration in a Fibrous Corona |
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138 | (2) |
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5.7 Brief Summary of Acceleration Models |
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140 | (3) |
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5.8 Recent Developments of Shock Acceleration |
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143 | (4) |
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5.9 Rogue Events and Acceleration in the Interplanetary Space |
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147 | (3) |
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5.10 Threshold Effects and Event Distributions |
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150 | (15) |
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6 Interactions of Accelerated Particles with the Solar Atmosphere |
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6.1 Accelerated Particles and Solar Neutral Radiation |
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165 | (5) |
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6.2 Generation of Neutral Radiation |
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170 | (8) |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (1) |
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6.2.3 The 2.223 MeV Gamma-Ray Line |
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173 | (1) |
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6.2.4 Pion Decay Radiation |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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6.2.6 Abundances of Ambient Gas and Accelerated Particles |
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174 | (2) |
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6.2.7 Theoretical Spectrum |
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176 | (1) |
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6.2.8 Energy Content in Accelerated Particles |
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177 | (1) |
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6.3 Neutron Production in Solar Flares |
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178 | (9) |
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6.4 Particle Acceleration and Solar Elemental Abundances |
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187 | (4) |
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6.5 Particle Trapping and Transport in the Corona |
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191 | (8) |
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6.5.1 Delayed Gamma-Rays and Particle Trapping |
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191 | (3) |
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6.5.2 Prolonged Trapping or Continuous Acceleration? |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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6.5.4 Gradient Drift from Expanding Bottle |
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196 | (2) |
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6.5.5 Particle Energy Losses in Expanding Bottle |
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198 | (1) |
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6.6 Physical Implications of Gamma Ray and Neutron Data |
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199 | (12) |
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6.6.1 Recent Progress in Solar Gamma-Ray Astronomy |
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200 | (2) |
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6.6.2 Photospheric 3He Abundance |
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202 | (2) |
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6.6.3 Imaging and Mapping of Gamma-Ray Flares |
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204 | (2) |
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6.6.4 Heavy-Heavy Interactions of Accelerated Particles |
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206 | (5) |
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7 Acceleration and Release of Particles from the Corona |
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7.1 Release of the First Accelerated Particles |
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212 | (9) |
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7.1.1 Release of Relativistic Particles |
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212 | (2) |
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7.1.2 CMEs, two Classes of Flares and Release of SEPs |
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214 | (4) |
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7.1.3 Ion Injection from the Flare Impulsive Phase |
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218 | (1) |
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7.1.4 Two-Component Gradual-Phase Injection |
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219 | (2) |
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7.2 Reconstruction of Ejection Parameters |
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221 | (7) |
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7.2.1 The Inverse Problem in the SCR Studies |
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221 | (2) |
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7.2.2 Ejection Intensity-Time Profiles |
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223 | (2) |
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7.2.3 Angular Distribution of Escaping Particles |
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225 | (3) |
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7.3 Relativistic Particles in Extended Coronal Structures |
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228 | (10) |
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7.3.1 Unusual Features of Intensity-Time Profiles |
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228 | (2) |
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7.3.2 Evidence of Two-Phase Structure |
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230 | (2) |
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232 | (1) |
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7.3.4 Spectral Differences |
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233 | (1) |
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7.3.5 Width of Intensity-Time Profile |
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234 | (2) |
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7.3.6 Data Analysis by vTm-Technique |
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236 | (2) |
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7.4 Two Components in the GLE of September 29, 1989 |
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238 | (5) |
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7.4.1 Intensity-Time Profiles |
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239 | (1) |
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7.4.2 Specific Features of Particle Release |
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240 | (1) |
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7.4.3 Temporal Evolution of Rigidity Spectrum |
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241 | (2) |
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7.5 Source and Acceleration Models |
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243 | (13) |
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7.5.1 Acceleration by a Coronal Shock |
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243 | (3) |
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7.5.2 Post-eruption Acceleration |
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246 | (3) |
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249 | (2) |
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7.5.4 General Scenario of the Event |
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251 | (5) |
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7.6 Magnetic Reconnection in Acceleration Scenario |
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256 | (3) |
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8 Solar Cosmic Rays in the Interplanetary Space |
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259 | (40) |
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8.1 Theory of Particle Transport |
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260 | (5) |
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8.2 Change of Average Energy and Spectrum Transformation |
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265 | (6) |
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8.3 Rigidity Dependence of Transport Path |
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271 | (8) |
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8.3.1 Long-Standing Problem |
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271 | (2) |
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8.3.2 Shift in the Transport Paradigm |
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273 | (3) |
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8.3.3 Modern Treatment of the Problem |
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276 | (3) |
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8.4 Anisotropy and Spike Structure of Proton Events |
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279 | (3) |
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8.5 Energy Density and Flux Instability of Solar Protons |
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282 | (9) |
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8.6 Particle Motion in the Large-Scale Magnetic Structures |
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291 | (8) |
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9 Spectrum of Solar Cosmic Rays Near the Earth |
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299 | (34) |
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9.1 Key Aspects of Spectrum Measurements |
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299 | (3) |
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9.2 Methods of Spectrum Data Analysis |
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302 | (3) |
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9.2.1 Measurement Limitations |
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302 | (1) |
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9.2.2 Analytical Techniques |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (1) |
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9.3 Integral Multiplicities for Neutron Monitors |
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305 | (4) |
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9.4 Rigidity Spectrum of Relativistic Protons |
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309 | (7) |
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9.4.1 Comparison of the Yield Functions |
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310 | (1) |
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9.4.2 Statistics of Spectral Data |
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310 | (6) |
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9.5 Spectrum Compatibility in Different Energy Ranges |
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316 | (2) |
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9.6 Efficiency of Different Techniques in Ground Data Fitting |
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318 | (6) |
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9.7 New Modeling of Spectrum Dynamics |
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324 | (3) |
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9.8 Modern Basic Procedure |
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327 | (3) |
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9.9 Spectra of Prompt and Delayed Components |
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330 | (3) |
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10 Solar Cosmic Rays in the Geosphere |
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333 | (40) |
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334 | (3) |
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10.2 Atmospheric Impact of Energetic Solar Particles |
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337 | (2) |
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10.3 Depletion of Ozone Layer |
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339 | (5) |
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10.3.1 Observational Evidence |
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339 | (3) |
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10.3.2 Mechanism of Depletion |
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342 | (2) |
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10.4 Perturbations in the Global Electrical Circuit |
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344 | (3) |
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10.5 Change of Atmospheric Transparency |
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347 | (3) |
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10.6 Production of Nitrates |
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350 | (2) |
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10.7 Periodicities in Solar Particle Fluxes |
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352 | (9) |
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10.7.1 Peculiarities in GLE Occurrence Rate |
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352 | (1) |
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10.7.2 GLE Registration Frequency |
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353 | (8) |
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10.8 Archaeology of Solar Cosmic Rays |
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361 | (6) |
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10.9 Extreme Solar Proton Events |
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367 | (6) |
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11 Energetic Solar Particles and Radiation Hazard in Space |
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11.1 Identification of Radiation Hazard |
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373 | (4) |
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11.2 Modern Concept of Solar Proton Event |
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377 | (1) |
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11.3 Dynamics of Radiation Dose |
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378 | (5) |
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11.4 Radiation Effects on Space Equipment |
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383 | (5) |
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11.5 Diagnostics and Prediction of Solar Proton Events |
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388 | (10) |
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11.5.1 Prediction of Proton Flux Dynamics |
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388 | (1) |
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11.5.2 Probability Prediction Technique |
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389 | (4) |
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11.5.3 Prediction Based on Precursor Information |
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393 | (3) |
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11.5.4 Coronal Mass Ejections and Prediction of Proton Fluxes |
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396 | (1) |
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11.5.5 Prediction of Heavy Ion Fluxes and Anomalous Proton Events |
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397 | (1) |
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11.6 Radiation Hazard at Different Heliospheric Distances |
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398 | (5) |
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11.7 Relativistic Protons in Prediction Schemes |
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403 | (1) |
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11.8 Models of Proton Fluence at Large Time Scale |
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404 | (13) |
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12 Summary and Conclusion: Problems and Prospects |
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417 | (40) |
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12.1 Long-Standing Problems of Particle Acceleration at the Sun |
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417 | (10) |
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418 | (1) |
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12.1.2 Protons in Solar Flares |
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419 | (4) |
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12.1.3 Splitting of Electron and Proton Spectra |
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423 | (2) |
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12.1.4 Interacting and Escaping SEPs and Gamma-Rays |
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425 | (2) |
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12.2 Accelerated Particle and Atmospheric Density Models for the Sun |
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427 | (6) |
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12.2.1 Effect of Density Enhancement |
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427 | (4) |
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12.2.2 Density Profiles of Flaring Atmosphere |
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431 | (2) |
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12.3 New Observation Techniques and Ideas |
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433 | (9) |
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12.3.1 Concept of "Flagship" Stations |
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433 | (1) |
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12.3.2 Potential of Neutron Monitor Data |
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434 | (1) |
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12.3.3 Optimized Network of Neutron Monitors |
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435 | (2) |
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12.3.4 Muon Hodoscope for Studies in Solar-Terrestrial Physics |
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437 | (1) |
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12.3.5 Worldwide Network of Solar Neutron Telescopes |
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437 | (2) |
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12.3.6 New Technique for Analysis of Proton Spectra in GLEs |
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439 | (1) |
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12.3.7 New Concept of Ground Level Enhancements |
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440 | (2) |
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12.4 GLE Source: Flare and/or CME? |
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442 | (4) |
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12.4.1 Problem of the First GLE Particles |
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443 | (1) |
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12.4.2 GLE and Composition of Accelerated Particles |
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444 | (2) |
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12.5 New Distribution Function for SEP Events |
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446 | (3) |
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12.6 Geophysical Effects of SCR: Recent Development |
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449 | (3) |
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452 | (3) |
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12.7.1 Super-Events in the Heliosphere |
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453 | (1) |
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12.7.2 Oscillations of Particle Fluxes |
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454 | (1) |
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12.8 Concluding Remarks (Instead of Epilogue) |
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455 | (2) |
Appendix 1 Acronyms |
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457 | (4) |
Bibliography |
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Index |
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