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In solar energetic particle (SEP) events, the physical processes of both shock acceleration and scattering during transport can cause energy-spectral indices to be correlated with enhancement or suppression of element abundances versus…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-29 Donald V. Reames

The capability to predict the parameters of an SEP event such as its onset, peak flux, and duration is critical to assessing any potential space weather impact. We present a new flexible modelling system simulating the propagation of Solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-01 M. S. Marsh , S. Dalla , M. Dierckxsens , T. Laitinen , N. B. Crosby

Solar energetic particles (SEPs) in the small "impulsive" events, primarily accelerated during magnetic reconnection in solar jets, have strong enhancements of the abundances of increasingly heavy elements. In contrast, the shock…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-15 Donald V. Reames

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

Extreme Solar Energetic Particle Events (ESPEs) were identified almost a decade ago, providing context for super events unleashed by our host star, the Sun. Their assumed solar origin drives the question of their ``worst-case" impact, which…

Space Physics · Physics 2025-04-09 Konstantin Herbst , Athanasios Papaioannou

Accurate prediction of solar energetic particle events is vital for safeguarding satellites, astronauts, and space-based infrastructure. Modern space weather monitoring generates massive volumes of high-frequency, multivariate time series…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-15 Pranjal Patil , Anli Ji , Berkay Aydin

Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs) possess a high destructive potential as they pose multiple radiation hazards on Earth and onboard spacecrafts. The present work continues a series started with the paper by Borovikov et al.(2018) describing…

Space Physics · Physics 2019-11-27 D. Borovikov , I. V. Sokolov , Z. Huang , I. I. Roussev , T. I. Gombosi

Major solar eruptive events (SEEs), consisting of both a large flare and a near simultaneous large fast coronal mass ejection (CME), are the most powerful explosions and also the most powerful and energetic particle accelerators in the…

Large solar energetic particle (SEP) events are thought to originate from the shocks driven by fast coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and thus generally accompanied by type II radio bursts. However, a significant proportion of type II radio…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-23 Xuchun Duan , Ting Li , Yingli Cui , Yijun Hou , Chuan Li , Nicolas Wijsen , Zelong Jiang , Yihua Yan , Suli Ma , Zheng Sun

Solar energetic particles (SEPs) accelerated from shocks driven by coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are one of the major causes of geomagnetic storms on Earth. Therefore, it is necessary to predict the occurrence and intensity of such…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-26 Anitha Ravishankar , Grzegorz Michalek

We study solar energetic particle (SEP) events during multiple solar eruptions. The analysed sequences, on 24-26 November 2000, 9-13 April 2001, and 22-25 August 2005, consisted of halo-type coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that originated…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-12-16 Silja Pohjolainen , Firas Al-Hamadani , Eino Valtonen

The acceleration of protons and electrons to high (sometimes GeV/nucleon) energies by solar phenomena is a key component of space weather. These solar energetic particle (SEP) events can damage spacecraft and communications, as well as…

Solar energetic particle (SEP) events are one of the most crucial aspects of space weather that require continuous monitoring and forecasting. Their prediction depends on various factors including source eruptions. In the present work, we…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-27 Sumanth A. Rotti , Berkay Aydin , Petrus C. Martens

Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs) are charged particles accelerated within the solar atmosphere or the interplanetary space by explosive phenomena such as solar flares or Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs). Once injected into the interplanetary…

Solar Energetic Particle (SEPs) with energies ranging from tens of keV to a few GeV, are a significant component in the description of the space environment. In this work, the HESPERIA REleASE product is emphasized, which, based on the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-24 Olga Malandraki , Michalis Karavolos , Arik Posner , Kostas Tziotziou , Henrik Droege , Bernd Heber , Patrick Kuehl

We revisit the full variety of observed temporal and spatial distributions of energetic solar protons in "gradual" solar energetic-particle (SEP) events resulting from the spatial variations in the shock waves that accelerate them.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-16 Donald V. Reames

Impulsive solar energetic-particle (SEP) events were first distinguished as the streaming electrons that produce type III radio bursts as distinct from shock-induced type II bursts. They were then observed as the surprisingly-enhanced…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-30 Donald Reames

Multi-spacecraft observations of solar energetic particle (SEP) events not only enable a deeper understanding and development of particle acceleration and transport theories, but also provide important constraints for model validation…

Solar energetic particle (SEP) events have been observed by the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) spacecraft since its launch in 2018. These events include sources from solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Onboard PSP is the IS\(\odot\)IS…