Advanced characterization and simulation of SONNE: a fast neutron spectrometer for Solar Probe Plus

Richard S. Woolf; James M. Ryan; Peter F. Bloser; Ulisse Bravar; Erwin O. Flückiger; Jason S Legere; Alexander MacKinnon; Procheta C. Mallik; Mark L. McConnell; Benoît Pirard

doi:10.1117/12.826425

23 September 2009 Advanced characterization and simulation of SONNE: a fast neutron spectrometer for Solar Probe Plus

Richard S. Woolf, James M. Ryan, Peter F. Bloser, Ulisse Bravar, Erwin O. Flückiger, Jason S Legere, Alexander MacKinnon, Procheta C. Mallik, Mark L. McConnell, Benoît Pirard

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Proceedings Volume 7438, Solar Physics and Space Weather Instrumentation III; 74380S (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826425
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

SONNE, the SOlar NeutroN Experiment proposed for Solar Probe Plus, is designed to measure solar neutrons from 1-20 MeV and solar gammas from 0.5-10 MeV. SONNE is a double scatter instrument that employs imaging to maximize its signal-to-noise ratio by rejecting neutral particles from non-solar directions. Under the assumption of quiescent or episodic small-flare activity, one can constrain the energy content and power dissipation by fast ions in the low corona. Although the spectrum of protons and ions produced by nanoflaring activity is unknown, we estimate the signal in neutrons and γ−rays that would be present within thirty solar radii, constrained by earlier measurements at 1 AU. Laboratory results and simulations will be presented illustrating the instrument sensitivity and resolving power.

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Richard S. Woolf, James M. Ryan, Peter F. Bloser, Ulisse Bravar, Erwin O. Flückiger, Jason S Legere, Alexander MacKinnon, Procheta C. Mallik, Mark L. McConnell, and Benoît Pirard "Advanced characterization and simulation of SONNE: a fast neutron spectrometer for Solar Probe Plus", Proc. SPIE 7438, Solar Physics and Space Weather Instrumentation III, 74380S (23 September 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826425

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