Electron Beams and Associated Rapid Fluctuations in Solar Flares
Li, C. S., Q. J. Fu, and H. W. Li, Electron Beams and Associated Rapid Fluctuations in Solar Flares, Sol. Phys., 131, 337-350 (1991) (ADS)
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An early misconception about flare-associated radio type III bursts
is revealed here.
This appears also in many later cartoons, such as the
Aschwanden,
Kosugi, and others.
The misconception is just the geometry: in 2D the current-sheet fields
are all closed, and don't let the electron streams get out into
the heliosphere to make type III emission.
So far as the Archivist can tell, this may not be the case in a full
3D treatment of the geometry, but there seem to be no cartoons showing
how this would work.
So the basic question is: can "flare reconnection" directly accelerate
(prompt) SEPs?
An early misconception about flare-associated radio type III bursts is revealed here. This appears also in many later cartoons, such as the Aschwanden, Kosugi, and others. The misconception is just the geometry: in 2D the current-sheet fields are all closed, and don't let the electron streams get out into the heliosphere to make type III emission.
So far as the Archivist can tell, this may not be the case in a full 3D treatment of the geometry, but there seem to be no cartoons showing how this would work. So the basic question is: can "flare reconnection" directly accelerate (prompt) SEPs?