Dynamic Simulation of Solar Energetic Ions' Equilibration and Acceleration
A.F. Barghouty and R.A. Mewaldt
California Institute of Technology
The mean charge states of solar energetic ions were observed by SAMPEX and ACE from recent large solar events to increase with energy. This feature has implications for the use of the observed charge state as probe of coronal electron temperature and density, as well as for models of ions acceleration and transport in the coronal plasma. In a nonequilibrium model that includes ionization, shock-induced acceleration, and energy losses, we will present simulated mean charge, charge distribution, and energy spectrum for Fe, Si, and O, along with comparisons to observations. We also discuss the sensitivity of the simulation to coronal and transport parameters.