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We briefly describe our recent Monte Carlo calculations of the energy and angular distributions of neutrons escaping from the solar atmosphere. Comparing the calculation results with measurements of the neutron flux from the flares, we determined the angular distribution and energy spectrum of the accelerated ions. We also describe our calculations of the time dependence of the 2.223 MeV line emission, which provide a sensitive measure of the photospheric 3He abundance. We find that the SMM measurements of the time dependence of the 2.2 MeV line emission from the flare of 1982 June 3 imply a 3He/H ratio of (2.3±1.2)×10−5 at the 90% confidence level.
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Hua, X.M., Lingenfelter, R.E. Solar flare neutrons and their capture gamma ray emission. Sol Phys 113, 229–235 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00147702
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