Studies of low energy cosmic rays - The anomalous component

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Astronomical Spectroscopy, Cosmic Rays, Energy Spectra, Helium, Oxygen, Radiant Flux Density, Anomalies, Ionization Potentials, Milky Way Galaxy, Neon, Nitrogen, Solar Cosmic Rays, Spectral Energy Distribution, Spectrum Analysis

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Data from the cosmic ray subsystem on the Voyager spacecraft is used to measure the spectra of He, C, N, O, and Ne with about 4-124 MeV/nuc (for O) near 1 AU. By subtracting both a low-energy solar/interplanetary component and the high-energy galactic component the energy spectra of the anomalous cosmic-ray species He, N, O, and Ne have been determined. It is suggested that the shapes of these spectra carry information about the charge state of the particles and the rigidity dependence of the diffusion coefficient. For similar power-law source spectra at the boundary of the modulation region, the location of features in the energy spectra indicates that the anomalous particles are singly ionized.

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