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The need of real-time of monitoring and alerting systems for Space Weather hazards has grown significantly in the last two decades. One of the most important challenge for space mission operations and planning is the prediction of solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-19 Mirko Stumpo , Monica Laurenza , Simone Benella , Maria Federica Marcucci

Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) events and their major subclass, Solar Proton Events (SPEs), can have unfavorable consequences on numerous aspects of life and technology, making them one of the most harmful effects of solar activity.…

We present the implementation of coupling the EUropean Heliospheric FORcasting Information Asset (EUHFORIA) and the improved Particle Acceleration and Transport in the Heliosphere (iPATH) model and simulate the widespread solar energetic…

Space Physics · Physics 2022-12-07 Zheyi Ding , Nicolas Wijsen , Gang Li , Stefaan Poedts

It is thought that solar energetic ions associated with coronal/interplanetary shock waves are accelerated to high energies by the diffusive shock acceleration mechanism. For this mechanism to be efficient, intense magnetic turbulence is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-29 A. Afanasiev , R. Vainio , D. Trotta , S. Nyberg , N. Talebpour Sheshvan , H. Hietala , N. Dresing

Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs) are an important aspect of space weather. SEP events posses a high destructive potential, since they may cause disruptions of communication systems on Earth and be fatal to crew members onboard spacecrafts…

Space Physics · Physics 2018-09-05 D. Borovikov , I. V. Sokolov , I. Roussev , A. Taktakishvili , T. I. Gombosi

In addition to the omnipresent Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs), sudden solar energetic particle (SEP) events present considerable health hazards for manned space missions. These events not only contribute to an increased long-term cancer risk,…

Solar energetic particle (SEP) events pose severe threats to spacecraft, astronaut safety, and aviation operations. Accurate SEP forecasting remains a critical challenge in space weather research due to their complex origins and highly…

Space Physics · Physics 2026-05-04 Yian Yu , Yang Chen , Lulu Zhao , Kathryn Whitman , Ward Manchester , Tamas Gombosi

This paper presents a stochastic three-dimensional (3D) focused transport simulation of solar energetic particles (SEPs) produced by a data-driven coronal mass ejection (CME) shock propagating through a data-driven model of coronal and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-08 Lei Cheng , Ming Zhang , David Lario , Laura A. Balmaceda , Ryun Young Kwon , Christina Cohen

Solar energetic particles (SEPs) can pose hazardous radiation risks to both humans and spacecraft electronics in space. Numerical modeling based on first principles offers valuable insights into the underlying physics of SEPs and provides…

Fluences of solar energetic particles (SEPs) are not easy to evaluate, especially for high-energy events (i.e. ground-level enhancements, GLEs). Earlier estimates of event-integrated SEP fluences for GLEs were based on partly outdated…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-31 Sergey A. Koldobskiy , Osku Raukunen , Rami Vainio , Gennady A. Kovaltsov , Ilya G. Usoskin

The Solar Accumulated and Peak Proton and Heavy Ion Radiation Environment (SAPPHIRE) model provides environment specification outputs for all aspects of the Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) environment. The model is based upon a thoroughly…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-18 Piers Jiggens , Daniel Heynderickx , Ingmar Sandberg , Pete Truscott , Osku Raukunen , Rami Vainio

This paper investigates the onset time of Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) events with numerical simulations, and analyses the accuracy of the Velocity Dispersion Analysis (VDA) method. Using a 3-dimensional focused transport model, we…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Y. Wang , G. Qin

In a field overflowing with beautiful images of the Sun, solar energetic particle (SEP) events are a hidden asset, perhaps a secret weapon, that can sample the solar corona and carry away unique imprints of its most bizarre and violent…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-08 Donald V. Reames

Context. A solar eruption on 17 April 2021 produced a widespread Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) event that was observed by five longitudinally well-separated observers in the inner heliosphere at heliocentric distances of 0.42 to 1 au:…

Abundances of elements comprising solar energetic particles (SEPs) come with two very different patterns. Historically called "impulsive" and "gradual" events, they have been studied for 40 years, 20 years by the Wind spacecraft. Gradual…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-01-06 Donald V. Reames

Solar energetic particles (SEPs) are an important space radiation source, especially for the space weather environment in the inner heliosphere. The energy spectrum of SEP events is crucial both for evaluating their radiation effects and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-18 Yubao Wang , Jingnan Guo

Forecasting Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) fluence, as integrated over an SEP event, is an important element when estimating the effect of solar eruptions on humans and technology in space. Current real-time estimates are based on SEP…

Space Physics · Physics 2018-08-22 T. Laitinen , S. Dalla , M. Battarbee , M. S. Marsh

We study selected properties of Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) events as inferred from their associated radio emissions. We used a catalogue of 115 SEP events that consists of entries of proton intensity enhancements at one AU, with…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-12 A. Kouloumvakos , A. Nindos , E. Valtonen , C. E. Alissandrakis , O. Malandraki , P. Tsitsipis , A. Kontogeorgos , X. Moussas , A. Hillaris

Aims The possible influence of solar superflares on the near-Earth space radiation environment are assessed through the investigation of scaling laws between the peak proton flux and fluence of Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) events with the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-08 Athanasios Papaioannou , Konstantin Herbst , Tobias Ramm , Edward W. Cliver , David Lario , Astrid M. Veronig

We have spent 50 years in heated discussion over which populations of solar energetic particles (SEPs) are accelerated at flares and which by shock waves driven out from the Sun by coronal mass ejections (CMEs). The association of the large…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-19 Donald V. Reames