Cosmic ray north-south anisotropy - The role of the interplanetary magnetic field

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Anisotropy, Cosmic Rays, Galactic Radiation, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Nucleons, Periodic Variations, Power Spectra, Relativistic Particles, Solar Rotation, Statistical Analysis

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Nucleonic intensity data from the north and south polar stations Thule and McMurdo are analyzed to determine the nature of periodicities in the north-south asymmetry of relativistic galactic cosmic rays. The 24-hour average intensity differences on individual days range from 0 to + or - 1.5 percent, and the most prominent time variation is a recurrence tendency with a period consistent with the 27-day solar rotation period. A recently developed procedure for evaluating the statistical significance of quasi-persistent data has been utilized to establish the reality of the 27-day signal disclosed by superposed epoch analysis of the north-south asymmetry data. Analyses of various components of the interplanetary magnetic field reveal that the IMF component parallel to the nominal garden hose direction also displays a 27-day variation with maximum amplitude. Furthermore, a significant relationship between this component and the north-south asymmetry is established by Chree analysis.

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