Relativistic solar protons in the GLE of 23 February 1956: New studyстатья
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Аннотация:Abstract
In this study we applied again to the outstanding solar particle event of 23 February 1956, the largest one in the entire history of
observations of solar cosmic rays. Due to significant improvement of the analysis/modeling techniques and new understanding of physical
processes in the solar atmosphere and interplanetary space, a possibility arises to interpret the old data in the light of modern concept
of multiple particle acceleration at/near the Sun. In our new analysis the data of available then neutron monitors and muon telescopes
are used. The technique of the analysis includes: (a) calculation of asymptotic cones of ground-based detectors; (b) modeling of cosmic
ray detector responses at variable parameters of the flux of solar relativistic protons; (c) determination of primary solar proton parameters
outside magnetosphere by comparison of computed responses with observations. Certain evidence was obtained that the flux of
relativistic solar protons consisted of two distinct components: prompt and delayed ones. The prompt component with exponential
energy spectrum caused a giant impulse-like increase at a number of European cosmic ray stations. The delayed component had a
power-law spectrum and was a cause of gradual increase at cosmic ray stations in the North American region. A numerical simulation
of the proton acceleration in the vicinity of the magnetic reconnection region brings to the proton spectrum with exponential dependence
on energy. This agrees with observational data for the prompt component. It is also shown that the huge increase in 5000% on neutron
monitors was due to the prompt component only with the exponential proton spectrum. The power-law spectrum of comparable intensity
gave considerably smaller effect.