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The role of flares, CMEs and CME shocks in the generation of solar energetic proton events

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We examined solar energetic proton (SEP) events associated with intense Hα flares. We located these flares on the solar disk and obtained their distribution in heliographic longitude as well as their angular distance distribution with respect to the neutral lines corresponding to the heliospheric current sheet at 2.5R⊙. We found that the SEP-associated Hα flares tend to occur in active regions at the feet of those helmet streamers which form the heliomagnetic equator and are related to coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and CME shocks. We discuss the possible role of flares, CMEs and CME shocks in generating SEPs.

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Pérez Enríquez, R., Mendoza, B. The role of flares, CMEs and CME shocks in the generation of solar energetic proton events. Sol Phys 160, 353–362 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00732813

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