Modeling of energetic neutral atoms to study solar flares and coronal mass ejections

Solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CME) are two of the most energetic processes in the solar system, showering the Earth's magnetic field with billions of tons of highly energetic plasma gas, potentially disrupting power grids, satellites and communications networks. Understanding the underlying particle acceleration process involved in large solar energetic particle (SEP) events like these has been one of the central problems in heliophysics research.