Monte Carlo simulations of nuclear de-excitation gamma-ray line spectra from solar flares

Szpigel, S., Thereza, R. M., Castro, C. G. G. d., MacKinnon, A. L. and Simões, P. J. d. A. (2022) Monte Carlo simulations of nuclear de-excitation gamma-ray line spectra from solar flares. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2340, 012031. (doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/2340/1/012031)

Abstract

Recently, we have demonstrated that the Monte Carlo package FLUKA can be used as an effective tool for simulating nuclear processes which occur in solar flares and that it is capable to provide a self-consistent treatment of all typical components of the γ-ray spectra observed in those events. In this work, we have employed a new simulation strategy that allows to improve statistics and resolution in energy of the generated γ-ray spectra. Using this new strategy, we have calculated spectra of γ-ray nuclear de-excitation lines produced by solar flare primary accelerated ions with typical power-law energy distributions.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: MacKinnon, Dr Alexander
• Authors: Szpigel, S., Thereza, R. M., Castro, C. G. G. d., MacKinnon, A. L., and Simões, P. J. d. A.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
• Journal Name: Journal of Physics: Conference Series
• Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.
• ISSN: 1742-6588
• ISSN (Online): 1742-6596
• Published Online: 01 September 2022
• Published Online: 11 November 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © The Author(s) 2022
• First Published: First published in Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2340: 012031
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License