Energetic Solar Particle and Geomagnetic Storm Study

Energetic Solar Particle and Geomagnetic Storm Study
Author: O. C. Mohler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 10
Release: 1978
Genre:
ISBN:

This final report consists of a brief administrative statement describing the purpose and progress of the research, the funding of the research, the personnel who participated in the program, and brief description of the scientific reports prepared under this contract. Three scientific reports have been completed: Survey and Comparison of Solar Activity and Energetic Particle Emission in 1970; Solar and Geophysical Associations with the Principal Energetic Particle Events in 1971 and 1972; and Study of Geomagnetic Storms and Solar Flares in the Years of Increasing Solar Activity in Cycles 19 and 20 (1955-1957; 1965-1968).

Radiation and the International Space Station

Radiation and the International Space Station
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2000-03-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309068851

A major objective of the International Space Station is learning how to cope with the inherent risks of human spaceflightâ€"how to live and work in space for extended periods. The construction of the station itself provides the first opportunity for doing so. Prominent among the challenges associated with ISS construction is the large amount of time that astronauts will be spending doing extravehicular activity (EVA), or "space walks." EVAs from the space shuttle have been extraordinarily successful, most notably the on-orbit repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. But the number of hours of EVA for ISS construction exceeds that of the Hubble repair mission by orders of magnitude. Furthermore, the ISS orbit has nearly twice the inclination to Earth's equator as Hubble's orbit, so it spends part of every 90-minute circumnavigation at high latitudes, where Earth's magnetic field is less effective at shielding impinging radiation. This means that astronauts sweeping through these regions will be considerably more vulnerable to dangerous doses of energetic particles from a sudden solar eruption. Radiation and the International Space Station estimates that the likelihood of having a potentially dangerous solar event during an EVA is indeed very high. This report recommends steps that can be taken immediately, and over the next several years, to provide adequate warning so that the astronauts can be directed to take protective cover inside the ISS or shuttle. The near-term actions include programmatic and operational ways to take advantage of the multiagency assets that currently monitor and forecast space weather, and ways to improve the in situ measurements and the predictive power of current models.

Solar Particle Radiation Storms Forecasting and Analysis

Solar Particle Radiation Storms Forecasting and Analysis
Author: Olga E. Malandraki
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2018-02-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319600516

Solar energetic particles (SEPs) emitted from the Sun are a major space weather hazard motivating the development of predictive capabilities. This book presents the results and findings of the HESPERIA (High Energy Solar Particle Events forecasting and Analysis) project of the EU HORIZON 2020 programme. It discusses the forecasting operational tools developed within the project, and presents progress to SEP research contributed by HESPERIA both from the observational as well as the SEP modelling perspective. Using multi-frequency observational data and simulations HESPERIA investigated the chain of processes from particle acceleration in the corona, particle transport in the magnetically complex corona and interplanetary space, to the detection near 1 AU. The book also elaborates on the unique software that has been constructed for inverting observations of relativistic SEPs to physical parameters that can be compared with space-borne measurements at lower energies. Introductory and pedagogical material included in the book make it accessible to students at graduate level and will be useful as background material for Space Physics and Space Weather courses with emphasis on Solar Energetic Particle Event Forecasting and Analysis. This book is published with open access under a CC BY license.

Solar Particle Radiation Storms Forecasting and Analysis

Solar Particle Radiation Storms Forecasting and Analysis
Author: Olga E Malandraki
Publisher:
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2020-10-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781013270055

Solar energetic particles (SEPs) emitted from the Sun are a major space weather hazard motivating the development of predictive capabilities. This book presents the results and findings of the HESPERIA (High Energy Solar Particle Events forecasting and Analysis) project of the EU HORIZON 2020 programme. It discusses the forecasting operational tools developed within the project, and presents progress to SEP research contributed by HESPERIA both from the observational as well as the SEP modelling perspective. Using multi-frequency observational data and simulations HESPERIA investigated the chain of processes from particle acceleration in the corona, particle transport in the magnetically complex corona and interplanetary space, to the detection near 1 AU. The book also elaborates on the unique software that has been constructed for inverting observations of relativistic SEPs to physical parameters that can be compared with space-borne measurements at lower energies. Introductory and pedagogical material included in the book make it accessible to students at graduate level and will be useful as background material for Space Physics and Space Weather courses with emphasis on Solar Energetic Particle Event Forecasting and Analysis. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

The Space Environment

The Space Environment
Author: Alan C. Tribble
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2020-05-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0691213070

The breakup of the Space Shuttle Columbia as it reentered Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003, reminded the public--and NASA--of the grave risks posed to spacecraft by everything from insulating foam to space debris. Here, Alan Tribble presents a singular, up-to-date account of a wide range of less conspicuous but no less consequential environmental effects that can damage or cause poor performance of orbiting spacecraft. Conveying a wealth of insight into the nature of the space environment and how spacecraft interact with it, he covers design modifications aimed at eliminating or reducing such environmental effects as solar absorptance increases caused by self-contamination, materials erosion by atomic oxygen, electrical discharges due to spacecraft charging, degradation of electrical circuits by radiation, and bombardment by micrometeorites. This book is unique in that it bridges the gap between studies of the space environment as performed by space physicists and spacecraft design engineering as practiced by aerospace engineers.

Correlation of Solar Practice Events with Geomagnetic Storms

Correlation of Solar Practice Events with Geomagnetic Storms
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 1991
Genre:
ISBN:

Solar particle events recorded by the DMSP/F7 Space Radiation Dosimeter and the IMP-8 Charged Particle Telescope have been studied. Some of the events were followed by geomagnetic storms while others were not. A detailed study of the particle components of these events was conducted in order to isolate differences in them that might be indicators of geomagnetic activity that follows some of the events. The advantage of finding such predictors is that the particle event precedes the magnetic activity by 1-2 days and would lead to an early warning for the impending storm. We found that events that were followed by magnetic storms had the following features that were different from events that were not followed by storms (1) A softer spectrum in the protons (2) A slower rise of proton component from background to peak (3) More high energy electrons (above 1 MeV) than high energy protons (above 20 MeV). The first feature was verified in a sample of 11 solar particle events while (2) and (3) were confirmed using a sample of 5 events.

Solar Eruptions and Energetic Particles

Solar Eruptions and Energetic Particles
Author: N. Gopalswamy
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2006-01-10
Genre: Science
ISBN:

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 165. Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are the most energetic events in the heliosphere. During solar cycle 23, the close connection between CMEs and solar energetic particles (SEPs) was studied in much greater detail than was previously possible, including effects on space weather. This book reviews extensive observations of solar eruptions and SEPs from orbiting and ground-based systems. From SOHO and ACE to RHESSI and TRACE, we now have measurements of unprecedented sensitivity by which to test assumptions and refine models. Discussion and analysis of: Coronal mass ejections and energetic particles over one solar cycle Implications of solar eruptions for space weather and human space exploration The elemental, isotopic, and ionic charge state composition of accelerated particles Complex interconnections among CMEs, flares, shocks, and energetic particles will make this book an indispensable resource for scientists working on the Sun-Earth connection, including space physicists, magnetospheric physicists, atmospheric physicists, astrophysicists, and aeronomists.

Waves, Particles, and Storms in Geospace

Waves, Particles, and Storms in Geospace
Author: Georgios Balasis
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2016-11-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0191015350

Geospace features highly dynamic populations of charged particles with a wide range of energies from thermal to ultra-relativistic. Influenced by magnetic and electric fields in the terrestrial magnetosphere driven by solar wind forcing, changes in the numbers and energies of these particles lead to a variety of space weather phenomena, some of which are detrimental to space infrastructure. This book presents an overview of the latest discoveries and current scientific understanding of the coupling of electromagnetic waves and charged particles during magnetic storms, and explains the observed dynamics of these particle populations. The book furthermore includes investigations relevant to understanding and forecasting this space environment and the adverse impacts of space weather. High-energy electrons and ions in the Van Allen radiation belts and the ring current are of particular interest and importance with regard to the operation of space-based technological infrastructure upon which 21st century civilisation increasingly relies. This book presents the latest research on the sources, transport, acceleration and loss of these energetic particle populations, as well as their coupling during geospace magnetic storms.

Solar Energetic Particles

Solar Energetic Particles
Author: Donald V. Reames
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2017-03-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319508717

This concise primer introduces the non-specialist reader to the physics of solar energetic particles (SEP) and systematically reviews the evidence for the two main mechanisms which lead to the so-called impulsive and gradual SEP events. More specifically, the timing of the onsets, the longitude distributions, the high-energy spectral shapes, the correlations with other solar phenomena (e.g. coronal mass ejections), as well as the all-important elemental and isotopic abundances of SEPs are investigated. Impulsive SEP events are related to magnetic reconnection in solar flares and jets. The concept of shock acceleration by scattering on self-amplified Alfvén waves is introduced, as is the evidence of reacceleration of impulsive-SEP material in the seed population accessed by the shocks in gradual events. The text then develops processes of transport of ions out to an observer. Finally, a new technique to determine the source plasma temperature in both impulsive and gradual events is demonstrated. Last but not least the role of SEP events as a radiation hazard in space is mentioned and a short discussion of the nature of the main particle telescope designs that have contributed to most of the SEP measurements is given.

Ring Current Investigations

Ring Current Investigations
Author: Vania K. Jordanova
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2020-06-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0128155728

Ring Current Investigations offers a comprehensive description of ring current dynamics in the Earth’s magnetosphere as part of the coupled magnetosphere-ionosphere system. In order to help researchers develop a deeper understanding of the fundamental physics of geomagnetic storms, it includes a detailed description of energetic charged particles injection, trapping, and loss. It reviews historical and recent advances in observations, measurements, theory and simulations of the inner magnetosphere and its coupling to the ionosphere and other surrounding plasma populations. In addition, it compares the physics of ring currents at other strongly magnetized planets in the solar system, specifically Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, with the ring current system at Earth. Providing a description of the most important space weather effects driven by inner magnetospheric energetic particles during geomagnetic storms and present capabilities for their nowcast and forecast, Ring Current Investigations is an important reference for researchers in geophysics and space science, especially related to plasma physics, the ionosphere and magnetosphere, solar-terrestrial relations, and spacecraft anomalies. Includes an appendix with links to downloadable video clips, illustrating features of ring current and geomagnetic storm dynamics Provides overview of existing state-of-the-art numerical models and links for open-source code downloads Offers guidance on how to develop numerical models within the context of the present-day understanding