Solar Neutrons and Related Phenomena

Front Matter....Pages i-xlvi
Interactions of Charged, Accelerated Particles in the Solar Atmosphere, and the Generation of Secondary Energetic Particles and Radiation: Pioneer Results....Pages 1-34
The Events of August 1972 and the Discovery of Solar Gamma-Radiation....Pages 35-39
The Events of June 1980 and June 1982, and the Discovery of Solar Neutrons....Pages 41-57
Space Probe Observations of Solar Neutron and Gamma Ray Events....Pages 59-69
Solar Neutron Propagation in the Earth’s Atmosphere, and the Sensitivity of Neutron Monitors and Other Ground Based Detectors to Solar Neutrons....Pages 71-160
Statistical Investigations of Solar Neutron Events on the Basis of Ground Observations....Pages 161-183
Observations of Solar Neutron Events by Ground Based Detectors, and Their Interpretation....Pages 185-350
The Solar Neutron Decay Phenomenon....Pages 351-387
Gamma Rays from Solar Energetic Particle Interactions with the Sun’s Atmosphere....Pages 389-614
Positron Generation in the Nuclear Interactions of Flare Energetic Particles in the Solar Atmosphere....Pages 615-643
The Development of Models and Simulations for Solar Neutron and Gamma Ray Events....Pages 645-820
Back Matter....Pages 821-873