Can the solar atmosphere generate very high energy cosmic rays?

TL;DR

This paper investigates whether the solar atmosphere can accelerate electrons to energies comparable to galactic cosmic rays through resonance wave-wave interactions, revealing a potential mechanism for high-energy solar particles.

Contribution

It introduces a novel analysis of resonance wave-wave interactions in the solar atmosphere as a means to accelerate electrons to very high energies.

Findings

RWW can accelerate electrons to energies comparable to galactic cosmic rays.

The Klein-Gordon equation models the electron dynamics in the electromagnetic field.

Resonance interactions may explain high-energy solar particles.

Abstract

The origin and acceleration of high-energy particles in space (cosmic rays), constitute important topics in modern astrophysics. Among the The origin and acceleration of high-energy particles, constituting cosmic rays, is likely to remain an important topic in modern astrophysics. Among the two categories - galactic and solar cosmic rays - the latter are much less investigated. Primary source of solar cosmic ray particles are impulsive explosions of the magnetized plasma known as solar flares and coronal mass ejections. These particles, however, are characterized by relatively low energies compared to their galactic counterparts. In this work, we explore resonance wave-wave (RWW) interaction between the polarized electromagnetic radiation emitted by the solar active regions, and the quantum waves associated with high-energy, relativistic electrons generated during solar flares. Mathematically, the RWW interaction problem boils down to analyzing a Klein-Gordon equation (spin less electrons) embedded in the electromagnetic field. We find that RWW could accelerate the relativistic electrons to enormous energies even comparable to energies in the galactic cosmic rays.