An explanation for the difference in cosmic ray modulation at low and neutron monitor energies during consecutive solar minimum periods

Details An explanation for the difference in cosmic ray modulation at low and neutron monitor energies during consecutive solar minimum periods An explanation for the difference in cosmic ray modulation at low and neutron monitor energies during consecutive solar minimum periods

Aug 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994jgr....9914761r&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 99, no. A8, p. 14,761-14,767

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Models, Cosmic Rays, Heliosphere, Magnetic Fields, Modulation, Neutron Counters, Boundary Conditions, Energy Distribution, Neutral Sheets, Steady State, Time Series Analysis, Transport Theory

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The phenomenon that galactic proton spectra measured during two consecutive solar minimum modulation periods intersect at a particular energy was studied with a drift model for the modulation of cosmic rays in the heliosphere. This effect causes cosmic rays at neutron monitor energies to behave differently than at lower energies during these periods. Gradient and curvature drifts of charged particles in the global heliospheric magnetic field give a natural explanation for this feature. The model shows that the crossover energy depends primarily on the particle species, the radial distance from the Sun, the minimum value of the 'tilt angle' during the A less than 0 minimum period, and the amount of drifting that occurs during consecutive solar minimum modulation periods.

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