Solar cycle phase and streaming of energetic particles in and around the magnetosphere

Physics

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

Scientific paper

Flux levels and anisotropy patterns of electrons, protons, and other nuclei are variable both in space and in time. IMP-8 data provide the longest-term near-Earth baseline for comparison with various heliospheric missions, including the Helios probes, Ulysses, and the Voyagers. The anisotropy data of IMP-8 protons at sub-MeV and even at MeV energies show that magnetospheric effects cannot be neglected in the local SW, and the spatial extent and degree of the contamination change considerably with the level of solar activity. While anisotropy is sensitively affected even upstream of the mean position of the bow shock, omnidirectional fluxes depend less on geocentric position than on the phase of the solar cycle. This preliminary analysis is focussed on the year-to-year changes of the anisotropy pattern experienced along the IMP-8 orbit. MeV directional distributions are affected by the the breakdown of anticoincidence cups of some IMP-8 instruments. For 0.29 to 0.5 MeV ions, however, relatively clean and consistent results are obtained over the whole period.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Solar cycle phase and streaming of energetic particles in and around the magnetosphere does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Solar cycle phase and streaming of energetic particles in and around the magnetosphere, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Solar cycle phase and streaming of energetic particles in and around the magnetosphere will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-801414

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.