Cosmic rays from Jupiter

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Cosmic Rays, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Jupiter (Planet), Mesons, Particle Flux Density, Planetary Radiation, Diurnal Variations, Energetic Particles, Harmonic Analysis, Solar Cosmic Rays

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The question of whether any part of the high-energy cosmic rays observed at the earth originates at Jupiter is considered. A Chree analysis is presented for the differences of monthly average corrected meson intensities at Nagoya, Japan (vertical cut-off rigidity 11.5 GV) from the mean intensity, and a definite 13-month periodicity corresponding to the synodic period of Jupiter is noted. Examination of daily averages of cosmic ray intensity as a function of the relative positions of the earth and Jupiter reveals an increase in intensities when earth longitude in a reference system corotating with Jupiter with its center in the sun is between 150 and 290 deg, with a peak at 220 deg, when the earth and Jupiter are on the same magnetic field line. Analysis of the amplitude of the solar diurnal cosmic ray variation reveals a greater amplitude in the period most favorable for enhancement by cosmic rays from Jupiter than in the least favorable period. Results thus support the view that Jupiter is a source of high-energy cosmic rays which travel along the magnetic field line to earth.

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