High energy particles accelerated during the large solar flare of 1990 May 24: X/γ-ray observations

The PHEBUS experiment aboard GRANAT observed γ-ray line emission and γ-ray continuum above 10 MeV from the 24 May, 1990 solar flare. Observations and interpretation of the high-energy continuum have been discussed previously. Here we re-examine these, combining the PHEBUS observations above 10 MeV with calculations of the pion decay continuum to quantitatively constrain the accelerated ion energy distribution at energies above 300 MeV. The uncertainty in the determination of the level of the primary electron bremsstrahlung as well as the lack of measurements on the γ-ray emission above 100 MeV combine to allow rather a wide range of energy distribution parameters (in terms of the number of protons above 30 MeV, the spectral index of the proton distribution and the high energy cut-off of the energetic protons). Nevertheless we are able to rule out some combinations of these parameters. Using the additional information provided by the γ-ray line observations we discuss whether it is possible to construct a consistent picture of the ions which are accelerated in a wide energy range during this flare. Our findings are discussed with respect to previous works on the spectrum of energetic protons in the 10 MeV to GeV energy range

Temporal evolution of an energetic electron population in an inhomogeneous medium: Application to solar hard X-ray bursts

Energetic electrons accelerated during solar flares can be studied through the hard X-ray emission they produce when interacting with the solar ambient atmosphere. In the case of the non thermal hard X-ray emission, the instanteous X-ray flux emitted at one point of the atmosphere is related to the instantaneous fast electron spectrum at that point. A hard X-ray source model then requires the understanding of the evolution in space and time of the fast particle distribution. The physical processes involved here are energy losses due to Coulomb collisions and pitch angle scattering due to both collisions and magnetic field gradients

Multifractal properties of critical eigenstates in two-dimensional systems with symplectic symmetry

The multifractal properties of electronic eigenstates at the metal-insulator transition of a two-dimensional disordered tight-binding model with spin-orbit interaction are investigated numerically. The correlation dimensions of the spectral measure $\widetilde{D}_{2}$ and of the fractal eigenstate $D_{2}$ are calculated and shown to be related by $D_{2}=2\widetilde{D}_{2}$. The exponent $\eta=0.35\pm 0.05$ describing the energy correlations of the critical eigenstates is found to satisfy the relation $\eta=2-D_{2}$.Comment: 6 pages RevTeX; 3 uuencoded, gzipped ps-figures to appear in J. Phys. Condensed Matte

Magnitudes and temporal sequencing of load kinematics and kinetics for single-handed pulls

This paper provides data regarding kinematics and kinetics during single-handed, submaximal pulls about various locations in the frontal plane for three loads (6, 12 and 18% lean body mass). Pulls were executed at two relative heights (elbow and eye) through two parasagittal planes also relative to subject morphology. Results indicate that in most cases load and pull location influence the occurrence of measured kinetic variables within a pull cycle but have little effect on the magnitude of these values. Findings from this study suggest that analyses of kinematic and kinetic movement histories may be required for a better understanding of the mechanical loading profiles upon operators engaged in such manual materials handling activities

Comparative Analysis of Non-thermal Emissions and Study of Electron Transport in a Solar Flare

We study the non-thermal emissions in a solar flare occurring on 2003 May 29 by using RHESSI hard X-ray (HXR) and Nobeyama microwave observations. This flare shows several typical behaviors of the HXR and microwave emissions: time delay of microwave peaks relative to HXR peaks, loop-top microwave and footpoint HXR sources, and a harder electron energy distribution inferred from the microwave spectrum than from the HXR spectrum. In addition, we found that the time profile of the spectral index of the higher-energy (\gsim 100 keV) HXRs is similar to that of the microwaves, and is delayed from that of the lower-energy (\lsim 100 keV) HXRs. We interpret these observations in terms of an electron transport model called {\TPP}. We numerically solved the spatially-homogeneous {\FP} equation to determine electron evolution in energy and pitch-angle space. By comparing the behaviors of the HXR and microwave emissions predicted by the model with the observations, we discuss the pitch-angle distribution of the electrons injected into the flare site. We found that the observed spectral variations can qualitatively be explained if the injected electrons have a pitch-angle distribution concentrated perpendicular to the magnetic field lines rather than isotropic distribution.Comment: 32 pages, 12 figures, accepted for publication in The Astronomical Journa

Critical regime of two dimensional Ando model: relation between critical conductance and fractal dimension of electronic eigenstates

The critical two-terminal conductance $g_c$ and the spatial fluctuations of critical eigenstates are investigated for a disordered two dimensional model of non-interacting electrons subject to spin-orbit scattering (Ando model). For square samples, we verify numerically the relation $\sigma_c=1/[2\pi(2-D(1))] e^2/h$ between critical conductivity $\sigma_c=g_c=(1.42\pm 0.005) e^2/h$ and the fractal information dimension of the electron wave function, $D(1)=1.889\pm 0.001$. Through a detailed numerical scaling analysis of the two-terminal conductance we also estimate the critical exponent $\nu=2.80\pm 0.04$ that governs the quantum phase transition.Comment: IOP Latex, 7 figure

Phase rigidity breaking in open Aharonov-Bohm ring coupled to a cantilever

The conductance and the transmittance phase shifts of a two-terminal Aharonov-Bohm (AB) ring are analyzed in the presence of mechanical displacements due to coupling to an external can- tilever. We show that phase rigidity is broken, even in the linear response regime, by means of inelastic scattering due to phonons. Our device provides a way of observing continuous variation of the transmission phase through a two-terminal nano-electro-mechanical system (NEMS). We also propose measurements of phase shifts as a way to determine the strength of the electron-phonon coupling in NEMS.Comment: 7 pages, 8 figure

Localization Transition in Multilayered Disordered Systems

The Anderson delocalization-localization transition is studied in multilayered systems with randomly placed interlayer bonds of density $p$ and strength $t$. In the absence of diagonal disorder (W=0), following an appropriate perturbation expansion, we estimate the mean free paths in the main directions and verify by scaling of the conductance that the states remain extended for any finite $p$, despite the interlayer disorder. In the presence of additional diagonal disorder ($W > 0$) we obtain an Anderson transition with critical disorder $W_c$ and localization length exponent $\nu$ independently of the direction. The critical conductance distribution $P_{c}(g)$ varies, however, for the parallel and the perpendicular directions. The results are discussed in connection to disordered anisotropic materials.Comment: 10 pages, Revtex file, 8 postscript files, minor change

Does a magnetic field modify the critical behaviour at the metal-insulator transition in 3-dimensional disordered systems?

The critical behaviour of 3-dimensional disordered systems with magnetic field is investigated by analyzing the spectral fluctuations of the energy spectrum. We show that in the thermodynamic limit we have two different regimes, one for the metallic side and one for the insulating side with different level statistics. The third statistics which occurs only exactly at the critical point is {\it independent} of the magnetic field. The critical behaviour which is determined by the symmetry of the system {\it at} the critical point should therefore be independent of the magnetic field.Comment: 10 pages, Revtex, 4 PostScript figures in uuencoded compressed tar file are appende

Coronal radiation belts

The magnetic field of the solar corona has a large-scale dipole character, which maps into the bipolar field in the solar wind. Using standard representations of the coronal field, we show that high-energy ions can be trapped stably in these large-scale closed fields. The drift shells that describe the conservation of the third adiabatic invariant may have complicated geometries. Particles trapped in these zones would resemble the Van Allen Belts and could have detectable consequences. We discuss potential sources of trapped particles