Galactic cosmic ray H and He nuclei energy spectra measured by Voyagers 1 and 2 near the heliospheric termination shock in positive and negative solar magnetic polarity cycles

Details Galactic cosmic ray H and He nuclei energy spectra measured by Voyagers 1 and 2 near the heliospheric termination shock in positive and negative solar magnetic polarity cycles Galactic cosmic ray H and He nuclei energy spectra measured by Voyagers 1 and 2 near the heliospheric termination shock in positive and negative solar magnetic polarity cycles

Oct 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008jgra..11310108w&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 113, Issue A10, CiteID A10108

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Interplanetary Physics: Cosmic Rays, Interplanetary Physics: Heliopause And Solar Wind Termination, Interplanetary Physics: Heliosphere/Interstellar Medium Interactions, Interplanetary Physics: Solar Cycle Variations (7536)

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Using data from the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft, we have followed the intensity variations of H, He and C + O nuclei between 1998 and 2008 and determined the spectra for H and He at the time of minimum modulation in 1998, when the solar magnetic polarity was positive and again in 2008 when the solar magnetic polarity was negative. At these times these data are representative of conditions near a heliospheric termination shock assumed to be located at ~90 AU. Above ~400 MeV/nuc for He nuclei the 11-year solar modulation cycle observed at the Earth is not seen; instead there is a 22-year variation. The negative polarity cycle intensities above ~150 MeV/nuc are higher than those in the positive polarity cycle by a factor of 1.4-1.7 times for both H and He nuclei. Below ~100 MeV/nuc the C nuclei intensities are similar in the two cycles to within +/-10%. These observations are compared with theoretical calculations which also show a negative to positive polarity cycle intensity difference at higher energies, most likely associated with energy changes due to drifts near the termination shock, but the comparison suggests that improved estimates of the local interstellar spectra are required.

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