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Non-thermal phenomena on the Sun are characterized by the transient acceleration of electrons and ions to energies ranging from several keV to tens of GeV, and the impulsive heating of plasma to temperatures exceeding 5 × 107 K. These energetic processes result in the emission of a broad spectrum of electromagnetic radiation and of high-energy neutrons, as well as the escape of high energy electrons and ions from the acceleration region. The determination of the energy spectrum, polarization, and spatial distribution of these emissions, which contain detailed information on the acceleration and heating process, and the conditions at the sites at which this energy is generated and dissipated, is the principal objective of high-energy solar studies.
The study of the evolution of magnetic structures in the solar convection zone and atmosphere which underlie the metastable conditions which precede these energetic processes, of the conditions that trigger the release of energy, and of the impact of the energy released on the solar atmosphere, is most effectively carried out by observations of thermal and quasi-thermal phenomena which precede, coincide with, and follow the impulsive acceleration and heating event itself. Multispectral observations of the phenomena associated with non-thermal events on the Sun are reviewed, and the requirements for visible, ultraviolet, extreme ultraviolet, and soft X-ray observations which are necessary for future advances are briefly described.
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Walker, A.B.C. Multispectral observations complementary to the study of high-energy solar phenomena. Sol Phys 118, 209–229 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00148594
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