Energetic Particle Observations

Abstract

Abstract The characteristics of solar energetic particles (SEP) as observed in interplanetary space provide fundamental informationabout the origin of these particles, and the acceleration and propagation processes at the Sun and in interplanetary space.Furthermore, energetic particles provide information on the development and structure of coronal mass ejections as they propagatefrom the solar corona into the interplanetary medium. In this paper we review the measurements of energetic particles in interplanetaryspace and discuss their implication for our understanding of the sources, and of acceleration and propagation processes.