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Evidence for Solar Particle Production above 75 GeV

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Observations of solar particles in the energy region above 75 GeV provide good evidence for particle acceleration during the initial phase of a solar flare.

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SCHINDLER, S., KEARNEY, P. Evidence for Solar Particle Production above 75 GeV. Nature 237, 503–505 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/237503a0

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