Evidence for charge drift modulation at intermediate solar activity from the flux variation of protons and α particles

Details Evidence for charge drift modulation at intermediate solar activity from the flux variation of protons and α particles Evidence for charge drift modulation at intermediate solar activity from the flux variation of protons and α particles

Dec 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001jgr...10629355b&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 106, Issue A12, p. 29355-29362

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Interplanetary Physics: Cosmic Rays, Interplanetary Physics: Energetic Particles, Heliospheric, Interplanetary Physics: Solar Cycle Variations

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We have studied the flux of galactic protons and helium nuclei measured at 1 AU along two consecutive solar activity cycles. We have correlated cosmic ray fluxes measured on IMP 8 satellite at low energy (50-300 MeV amu-1) with neutron monitor counts registered at Climax station (at energies above few GeV) during the period 1973-1995. We have found a systematic excess in the flux of the positive charged particles during the periods with positive solar magnetic field polarity (A>0) with respect to the flux during the periods of negative polarity (A<0). This flux excess gives an experimental evidence that charge drift effect plays an important role in the modulation of galactic cosmic rays. A systematic investigation of charge drift modulation is presented. The dependence of the drift effect on the solar activity phase and the particle energy has been also studied. A variation of the proton (as well as helium) flux might be as large as 40%, at the solar activity minimum of two contiguous cycles, at energy <=100 MeV.

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