Acceleration of nucleons in interplanetary space and modulation of Jovian electrons at distances of 1 to 10 AU by corotating regions of solar origin

Details Acceleration of nucleons in interplanetary space and modulation of Jovian electrons at distances of 1 to 10 AU by corotating regions of solar origin Acceleration of nucleons in interplanetary space and modulation of Jovian electrons at distances of 1 to 10 AU by corotating regions of solar origin

Feb 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977izssr..41q.303b&link_type=abstract

(Mezhdunarodnyi Seminar po Aktivnym Protsessam na Solntse i Probleme Solnechnykh Neitrino, 8th, Leningrad, USSR, Sept. 25-27, 19

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Interplanetary Space, Jupiter Atmosphere, Magnetohydrodynamic Flow, Nucleons, Particle Acceleration, Electron Density (Concentration), Electron Flux Density, Leading Edges, Modulation, Pioneer Space Probes, Spaceborne Astronomy

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Corotating interaction regions (CIRs) are formed in interplanetary space when a fast solar-plasma flow overtakes a slow solar-wind stream. This paper shows that CIRs are closely related to two unusual phenomena observed during the flights of Pioneers 10 and 11. These include corotating periodic nucleon fluxes with energies of several MeV and variations in the intensity of relativistic Jovian electrons. Observational evidence is presented in favor of the idea that the nucleons are accelerated in CIRs located in interplanetary space at heliocentric distances of 1 to at least 10 AU, and a model is analyzed in which the acceleration takes place at the leading edge of a CIR. Pioneer data are cited which demonstrate that modulation by recurrent CIRs can explain the large-scale variations in Jovian electron intensity observed in interplanetary space.

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