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150: 36: 133: 275:) or the shock-drift mechanism. SEPs can be accelerated to energies of several tens of MeV within 5–10 solar radii (5% of the Sun–Earth distance) and can reach Earth in a few minutes in extreme cases. This makes prediction and warning of SEP events quite challenging. 137: 140: 139: 135: 134: 141: 138: 145:
This visualization of particle acceleration across a shock is a simplified representation of shock drift acceleration showing the motion of electrons (yellow) and protons (blue).
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In March 2021, NASA reported that scientists had located the source of several SEP events, potentially leading to improved predictions in the future.
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Two main mechanisms of acceleration are possible: diffusive shock acceleration (DSA, an example of second-order
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composition, scientists can indirectly measure the material that formed the solar system.
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Reames, Donald V. (2013). "The Two Sources of Solar Energetic Particles".
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SEPs are of interest to scientists because they provide a good sample of
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Reames D.V., Solar Energetic Particles, Springer, Berlin, (2017a)
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and heavy ions with energies ranging from a few tens of
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SEPs were first detected in February and March 1942 by
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Brooks, David H.; Yardley, Stephanie L. (March 2021).
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The Isotopic Composition of Solar Energetic Particles
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