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Angular and Abundance Distribution of High-energy Gamma Rays and Neutrons Simulated by GEANT4 Code for Solar Flares
In the solar flare observed on June 3, 2012, high energy gamma-rays and
neutrons were observed. The event includes a remarkable feature of a high
neutron/gamma-ratio in the secondary particles. We have examined whether this
high n/-ratio can be explained by simulation. As a result of
simulations using the GEANT4 program, the high n/-ratio may be
reproduced for the case that helium and other heavy ions were dominantly
accelerated in the flare.Comment: submitted to the Proceeding of The 20th International Symposium on
Very High Energy Cosmic Ray Interaction (ISVHECRI 2018, Nagoya, Japan),
Europian Physics Journa
Measurement by FIB on the ISS: Two Emissions of Solar Neutrons Detected?
A new type of solar neutron detector (FIB) was launched onboard the Space
Shuttle Endeavour on July 16, 2009, and it began collecting data at the
International Space Station (ISS) on August 25, 2009. This paper summarizes the
three years of observations obtained by the solar neutron detector FIB until
the end of July 2012. The solar neutron detector FIB can determine both the
energy and arrival direction of neutrons. We measured the energy spectra of
background neutrons over the SAA region and elsewhere, and found the typical
trigger rates to be 20 counts/sec and 0.22 counts/sec, respectively. It is
possible to identify solar neutrons to within a level of 0.028 counts/sec,
provided that directional information is applied. Solar neutrons were observed
in association with the M-class solar flares that occurred on March 7 (M3.7)
and June 7 (M2.5) of 2011. This marked the first time that neutrons were
observed in M-class solar flares. A possible interpretaion of the prodcution
process is provided.Comment: 36 pages, 16 figures, and 3 Tables; Advanced in Astronmy, 2012,
Special issue on Cosmic Ray Variablity:Century of Its Obseravtion
Voltage-controlled Group Velocity of Edge Magnetoplasmon in the Quantum Hall Regime
We investigate the group velocity of edge magnetoplasmons (EMPs) in the
quantum Hall regime by means of time-of-flight measurement. The EMPs are
injected from an Ohmic contact by applying a voltage pulse, and detected at a
quantum point contact by applying another voltage pulse to its gate. We find
that the group velocity of the EMPs traveling along the edge channel defined by
a metallic gate electrode strongly depends on the voltage applied to the gate.
The observed variation of the velocity can be understood to reflect the degree
of screening caused by the metallic gate, which damps the in-plane electric
field and hence reduces the velocity. The degree of screening can be controlled
by changing the distance between the gate and the edge channel with the gate
voltage.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figures, to be published in Physical Review
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