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Gamma ray and neutron emissions from the Sun

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Evidence for acceleration of charged particles in the solar atmosphere is reviewed with specific reference to production of gamma rays and neutrons at the Sun. Fluxes of these components at the Earth, based on theoretical assumptions are also reviewed and estimates and conditions for obtaining observable fluxes from Syrovatskii's dynamic dissipation model are considered. Knowledge about the Sun, to be derived from such observations, is discussed. Finally, a brief review of the present status of experimental observations and suggestions for new experimental approaches are given.

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Work performed while author was a guest of the Max-Planck-Institute for Physics and Astrophysics, München, on sabbatical leave from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Partially supported by a NATO Senior Fellowship in Science.

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Chup, E.L. Gamma ray and neutron emissions from the Sun. Space Sci Rev 12, 486–525 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00171976

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