Method Of Solar Neutron Search With PAMELA Neutron Detector

Abstract

Abstract. This research is devoted to solar neutron search in the flux of the particles emitted by the Sun during solar flare by means of the neutron detector of the magnetic spectrometer PAMELA. The main objectives of our research were to study the background conditions in the Resurs-DK1 satellite orbit during the periods of quiet Sun and to develop the methods of solar neutron search in the flux of high-energy solar particles. The tasks of study were as the analysis of the neutron detector count rate during solar flares with possible generation of neutrons and the attempt to detect the stationary neutron flux from the Sun in weak flares. The analysis was carried out for 28 solar events when neutrons could be produced during the period from December 2006 till October 2015.