Absolute value and functional dependence of interplanetary pitch angle scattering derived from HELIOS observations at 0.5 AU

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Electron Scattering, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Proton Scattering, Solar Corpuscular Radiation, Solar Flares, Angular Distribution, Mean Free Path, Pitch (Inclination), Solar Electrons, Solar Protons, Solar Wind

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Further analysis of the 28 March 1976 event has been carried out using the focused transport model, with a Parker spiral interplanetary magnetic field. Fitting the observed pitch-angle distributions has yielded the following conclusions. (1) At helioradius r approximately equal to or less than 0.6 AU, scattering is very weak for both 5 MeV protons (mean free path, 2.3 AU) and 0.5 MeV electrons (mean free path, 1.4 AU). (2) There is a shell of enhanced proton scattering (mean free path, 0.4 AU) centered around 1 AU. (3) The pitch diffusion coefficient has a broad minimum centered around 90 deg pitch angle. (4) For 5 MeV protons, the mean free path increases rapidly beyond a helioradius of about 1.3 AU.

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