CoSEE-Cat: A Comprehensive Solar Energetic Electron event Catalogue obtained from combined in situ and remote-sensing observations from Solar Orbiter -- Catalogue description and first statistical results
astro-ph.SR
/ Authors
A. Warmuth, F. Schuller, R. Gómez-Herrero, I. Cernuda, F. Carcaboso, G. M. Mason, N. Dresing, D. Pacheco, L. Rodríguez-García, M. Jarry
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M. Kretzschmar, K. Barczynski, D. Shukhobodskaia, L. Rodriguez, S. Tan, D. Paipa-Leon, N. Vilmer, A. P. Rouillard, C. Sasso, S. Giordano, G. Russano, C. Grimani, F. Landini, C. Mac Cormack, J. A. J. Mitchell, A. Fedeli, L. Vuorinen, D. Lario, H. A. S. Reid, F. Effenberger, S. Musset, K. Riebe, A. Galkin, K. Makan
/ Abstract
(abridged) The acceleration of particles at the Sun and their propagation through interplanetary space are key topics in heliophysics. Specifically, solar energetic electrons (SEEs) measured in situ can be linked to solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), which can be observed remotely in radio, optical, UV and X-rays. Solar Orbiter, equipped with a wide range of remote-sensing and in situ detectors, provides an excellent opportunity to investigate SEEs and their solar origin from the inner heliosphere. The Comprehensive Solar Energetic Electron event Catalogue (CoSEE-Cat) provides details for all SEE events measured in situ by Solar Orbiter, as well as associated flares, CMEs, and radio bursts. The catalogue contains key parameters of the SEEs, as derived from the Energetic Particle Detector (EPD), complemented with basic parameters of associated X-ray flares provided by STIX, information on eruptive phenomena seen by EUI, characteristics of type III radio bursts observed by RPW, and indications of CME observed by Metis and SoloHI. The conditions in interplanetary space were characterised using SWA and MAG measurements. Finally, data-driven modelling with the Magnetic Connectivity Tool provided an independent estimate of the solar source position of the SEEs. The first data release contains 303 SEE events observed from November 2020 until the end of 2022. In this paper, we describe the catalogue and provide a first statistical analysis. Preliminary results support the flare-related origin of events with an impulsive ion composition and the association of gradual events with extended structures such as CME-driven shocks or erupting flux ropes. We also show that the commonly observed delays of the solar release times of the SEEs relative to the associated X-ray flares and type III radio bursts are at least partially due to propagation effects.