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Ruffolo et al. 1998
Ruffolo, D., Khumlumlert, T. and Youngdee, W. (1998). Deconvolution of interplanetary transport of solar energetic particles. Journal of Geophysical Research 103: doi: 10.1029/98JA01290. issn: 0148-0227.

We address the problem of deconvolving the effects of interplanetary transport on observed intensity and anisotropy profiles of solar energetic particles with the goal of determining the time profile and spectrum of particle injection near the Sun as well as the interplanetary scattering mean free path. Semi-automated techniques have been developed to quantitatively determine the best fit injection profile, assuming (1) a general piecewise linear profile or (2) a Reid profile of the form [C/(t-t0)>exp[-A/(t-t0)-(t-t0)/B>. The two assumptions for the form of the injection profile yielded similar results when we tested the techniques using ISEE 3 proton data from the solar flare events of July 20, 1981 (gradual flare), and January 2, 1982 (impulsive flare). For the former event, the duration of injection was much shorter for protons of higher energy (75--147 MeV), which may be interpreted as indicating that the coronal mass ejection-driven shock lost the ability to accelerate protons to ~100 MeV after traveling beyond a certain distance from the Sun. ¿ 1998 American Geophysical Union

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Interplanetary Physics, Energetic particles, solar, Space Plasma Physics, Charged particle motion and acceleration, Space Plasma Physics, Numerical simulation studies, Solar Physics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy, Coronal mass ejections
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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