Solar neutrons and related phenomena
By: Lev Dorman
Series: Astrophysics and space science library -- 365
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Dordrecht; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 873
ISBN-13: 9789048137367; 9789048137374
Subjects: Cosmic ray neutrons
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Interactions of charged, accelerated particles in the solar atmosphere, and the generation of secondary energetic particles and radiation: pioneer results; title: The events of August 1972 and the discovery of solar gamma-radiation; title: The events of June 1980 and June 1982, and the discovery of solar neutrons; title: Space probe observations of solar neutron and gamma ray events; title: Solar neutron propagation in the Earth's atmosphere, and the sensitivity of neutron monitors and other ground based detectors to solar neutrons; title: Statistical investigations of solar neutron events on the basis of ground observations; title: Observations of solar neutron events by ground based detectors, and their interpretation; title: The solar neutron decay phenomenon; title: Gamma rays from solar energetic particle interactions with the Sun's atmosphere; title: Positron generation in the nuclear interactions of flare energetic particles in the solar atmosphere; title: The development of models and simulations for solar neutron and gamma ray events.