Dr Alexander MacKinnon

Honorary Research Fellow (School of Physics & Astronomy)

email: Alexander.MacKinnon@glasgow.ac.uk

Room 607, School of Physics and Astronomy, Kelvin Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ

Publications

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Number of items: 45.

2022

Matthews, S. A. et al. (2022) The high-energy Sun - probing the origins of particle acceleration on our nearest star. Experimental Astronomy, 54(2-3), pp. 335-360. (doi: 10.1007/s10686-021-09798-6)

Szpigel, S., Thereza, R. M., Castro, C. G. G. d., MacKinnon, A. L. and Simões, P. J. d. A. (2022) Monte Carlo simulations of nuclear de-excitation gamma-ray line spectra from solar flares. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2340, 012031. (doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/2340/1/012031)

2020

MacKinnon, A. , Szpigel, S., Gimenez de Castro, G. and Tuneu, J. (2020) FLUKA simulations of pion decay gamma-radiation from energetic flare ions. Solar Physics, 295, 174. (doi: 10.1007/s11207-020-01699-9)

Fletcher, L. , Labrosse, N. and MacKinnon, A. (2020) John Campbell Brown OBE (1947–2019). Astronomy and Geophysics, 61(2), 2.14. (doi: 10.1093/astrogeo/ataa019)

Hudson, H. S. , MacKinnon, A. , Szydlarski, M. and Carlsson, M. (2020) Cosmic ray interactions in the solar atmosphere. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 491(4), pp. 4852-4856. (doi: 10.1093/mnras/stz3373)

2019

Tusnski, D. S., Szpigel, S., Giménez de Castro, C. G., MacKinnon, A. L. and Simões, P. J. A. (2019) Self-consistent modeling of gamma-ray spectra from solar flares with the Monte Carlo simulation package FLUKA. Solar Physics, 294, 103. (doi: 10.1007/s11207-019-1499-2)

2017

Wright, P. J. , Hannah, I. , Viall, N., MacKinnon, A. , Ireland, J. and Bradshaw, S. (2017) Thermal Time Evolution of Non-Flaring Active Regions Determined by SDO/AIA. 48th SPD Meeting, Portland, OR, USA, 21-25 Aug 2017.

2015

Trottet, G., Raulin, J.-P., MacKinnon, A. , Gimenez de Castro, G., Simoes, P. , Cabezas, D., de La Luz, V., Luoni, M. and Kaufmann, P. (2015) Origin of the 30 THz emission detected during the 2012 March 13 solar flare at 17:20 UT. Solar Physics, 290(10), pp. 2809-2826. (doi: 10.1007/s11207-015-0782-0)

Morosan, D. E. et al. (2015) LOFAR tied-array imaging and spectroscopy of solar S bursts. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 580, A65. (doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201526064)

2014

Morosan, D. E. et al. (2014) LOFAR tied-array imaging of Type III solar radio bursts. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 568, A67. (doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201423936)

Burge, C.A., MacKinnon, A.L. and Petkaki, P. (2014) Effect of binary collisions on electron acceleration in magnetic reconnection. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 561(A107), (doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201322199)

MacKinnon, A. (2014) High Energy Particles in Solar Flares: Observations, Mechanisms and Transport. In: 40th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Moscow, Russia, 2-10 Aug 2014,

2013

Krucker, S. et al. (2013) Solar flares at submillimeter wavelengths. Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 21(1), (doi: 10.1007/s00159-013-0058-3)

Dinkelaker, A.N. and MacKinnon, A.L. (2013) Wavelets, Intermittency and Solar Flare Hard X-rays 1. Local Intermittency Measure in Cascade and Avalanche Scenarios. Solar Physics, 282(2), pp. 471-481. (doi: 10.1007/s11207-012-0152-0)

Dinkelaker, A.N. and MacKinnon, A.L. (2013) Wavelets, Intermittency and Solar Flare Hard X-rays 2. LIM Analysis of High Time Resolution BATSE Data. Solar Physics, 282(2), pp. 483-501. (doi: 10.1007/s11207-012-0177-4)

Hudson, H.S. , MacKinnon, A.L. and Badnell, N.R. (2013) Remote sensing of low-energy SEPs via charge exchange. In: Thirteenth International Solar Wind Conference, Big Island, HI, USA, 17–22 June 2012, pp. 19-21. (doi: 10.1063/1.4810979)

2012

Burge, C.A., Petkaki, P. and MacKinnon, A.L. (2012) Particle acceleration in the presence of weak turbulence at an X-type neutral point. Solar Physics, 280(2), pp. 575-590. (doi: 10.1007/s11207-012-9963-2)

Battaglia, M., Kontar, E.P. , Fletcher, L. and MacKinnon, A.L. (2012) Numerical simulations of chromospheric hard X-ray source sizesin solar flares. Astrophysical Journal, 752(1), (doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/752/1/4)

Hudson, H.S. , Fletcher, L. , MacKinnon, A.L. and Woods, T.N. (2012) Charge-exchange limits on low-energy α-particle fluxes in solar flares. Astrophysical Journal, 752(2), p. 84. (doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/752/2/84)

Yu, S., Doyle, J.G., Kuznetsov, A., Hallinan, G., Antonova, A., MacKinnon, A.L. and Golden, A. (2012) Electron-beam-induced radio emission from ultracool dwarfs. Astrophysical Journal, 752(1), p. 60. (doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/752/1/60)

2011

Bian, N.H., Kontar, E.P. and MacKinnon, A.L. (2011) Turbulent cross-field transport of non-thermal electrons in coronal loops: theory and observations. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 535(A18), (doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117574)

Hudson, H. S. , Fletcher, L. , MacKinnon, A. and Woods, T. N. (2011) Non-Observation of the He II 304 A Charge-Exchange Continuum in Major Solar Flares. In: American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2011, San Francisco, CA, USA, 5-9 Dec 2011,

Magill, J. and MacKinnon, A.L. (2011) The Cosmic Way. [Research Reports or Papers] (Unpublished)

Petkaki, P. and MacKinnon, A.L. (2011) Acceleration of charged particles by fluctuating and steady electric fields in a X-type magnetic field. Advances in Space Research, 48(5), pp. 884-898. (doi: 10.1016/j.asr.2011.04.019)

Vilmer, N., MacKinnon, A. and Hurford, G.J. (2011) Properties of energetic ions in the solar atmosphere from γ-ray and neutron observations. Space Science Reviews, 159(1-4), pp. 167-224. (doi: 10.1007/s11214-010-9728-x)

Yu, S., Doyle, J.G., Hallinan, G. and MacKinnon, A.L. (2011) Mapping radio emitting-region on low-mass stars and brown dwarfs. EPJ Web of Conferences, 16, 06013. (doi: 10.1051/epjconf/20111606013)

Yu, S., Hallinan, G., Doyle, J. G., MacKinnon, A.L. , Antonova, A., Kuznetsov, A., Golden, A. and Zhang, Z.H. (2011) Modelling the radio pulses of an ultracool dwarf. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 525(A39), (doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015580)

2010

Galloway, R.K., Helander, P., MacKinnon, A.L. and Brown, J.C. (2010) Thermalisation of self-interacting solar flare fast electrons. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 520(A72), (doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014077)

MacKinnon, A.L. and Mallik, P.C.V. (2010) Inverse Compton X-rays from relativistic flare electrons and positrons. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 510(A29), (doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913190)

2009

Brown, J.C., Turkmani, R., Kontar, E.P. , MacKinnon, A.L. and Vlahos, L. (2009) Local re-acceleration and a modified thick target model of solar flare electrons. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 508(2), pp. 993-1000. (doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913145)

Hudson, H., MacKinnon, A. , de,Rosa,, M. and Frewen, S. (2009) Coronal Radiation Belts. Astrophysical Journal, 698(2), L86-L89. (doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/698/2/L86)

Pirard, B. et al. (2009) Test and simulation of a fast neutron imaging telescope. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment, 603(3), pp. 406-414. (doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.02.012)

2008

Krucker, S., Hurford, G.J., MacKinnon, A.L. , Shih, A.Y. and Lin, R.P. (2008) Coronal gamma-ray bremsstrahlung from solar flare-accelerated electrons. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 678(1), L63-L66. (doi: 10.1086/588381)

Kontar, E.P. , Hannah, I.G. and MacKinnon, A.L. (2008) Chromospheric magnetic field and density structure measurements using hard X-rays in a flaring coronal loop. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 489(3), L57-L60. (doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:200810719)

Krucker, S. et al. (2008) Hard X-ray emission from the solar corona. Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 16(3-4), pp. 155-208. (doi: 10.1007/s00159-008-0014-9)

2007

Petkaki, P. and MacKinnon, A.L. (2007) Particle acceleration by fluctuating electric fields at a magnetic field null point. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 472(2), pp. 623-632. (doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066961)

MacKinnon, A.L. (2007) Solar hard X-ray halo from decaying neutrons. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 462(2), pp. 763-767. (doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066328)

2006

Kontar, E.P. , MacKinnon, A.L. , Schwartz, R.A. and Brown, J.C. (2006) Compton backscattered and primary x-rays from solar flares: angle dependent Green's function correction for photospheric albedo. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 446, pp. 1157-1163. (doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053672)

Galloway, R., Helander, P. and MacKinnon, A. (2006) Cross-field diffusion of electrons in tangled magnetic fields and implications for coronal fine structure. Astrophysical Journal, 646(1), pp. 615-624. (doi: 10.1086/504699)

2005

Kontar, E.P. and MacKinnon, A.L. (2005) Regularized energy-dependent solar flare hard x-Ray spectral index. Solar Physics, 227(2), pp. 299-310. (doi: 10.1007/s11207-005-1101-y)

Galloway, R.K., MacKinnon, A.L. , Kontar, E.P. and Helander, P. (2005) Fast electron slowing-down and diffusion in a high temperature coronal X-ray source. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 438(3), pp. 1107-1114. (doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20042137)

2004

Toner, M. and MacKinnon, A. (2004) Do fast protons and a particles have the same energy distributions in solar flares? Solar Physics, 223, pp. 155-168. (doi: 10.1007/s11207-004-5168-7)

2003

Vilmer, N., MacKinnon, A.L. , Trottet, G. and Barat, C. (2003) High energy particles accelerated during the large solar flare of 1990 May 24: X/γ-ray observations. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 412(3), pp. 865-874. (doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031488)

Vilmer, N., MacKinnon, A.L. , Trottet, T. and Barat, C. (2003) High energy particles during the large solar flare of 1990 May 24: X/γ ray observations. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 412(3), 865 - 874. (doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031488)

MacKinnon, A.L. and Toner, M. (2003) Warm thick target solar gamma-ray source revisited. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 409(2), 745 -753. (doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20030943)

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