Yohkoh Solar Gamma-Ray Observations in the Rise Phase of 23rd Solar Maximum
M. Yoshimori, A. Shiozawa and K. Suga
Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Tokyo Japan
Yohkoh observed a few gamma-ray flares in November 1997 to December 1998 and temporal dependence of gamma-ray emission was studied. The main results obtained from the Yohkoh observations are (1) Temporal variation in a ratio of Low-FIP to High FIP line fluxes, (2) Evolution of accelerated proton spectrum, (3) Ratio of bremsstrahlung to nuclear line fluxes, (4) Energetics of accelerated protons and electrons, (5) Photospheric 3He to H abundance ratio and (5) Positron annihilation line. We discuss the accelerated particle spectra and elemental abundances at the gamma-ray production site.