Physics
Scientific paper
May 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011ssrv..tmp..132w&link_type=abstract
Space Science Reviews, Online First
Physics
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Cosmic Rays, Interstellar Medium, Solar Modulation
Scientific paper
The spectra of galactic cosmic rays that are observed inside the heliosphere result from the interaction of the spectra present in the local interstellar medium with the structured but turbulent magnetic field carried by the solar wind. Observational tests of solar modulation theory depend on comparisons between spectra inside and outside the heliosphere. Our knowledge of the local interstellar spectra are indirect, using extrapolations of interplanetary spectra measured at high energies where solar modulation effects are minimal and modeling of the physical processes that occur during particle acceleration and transport in the interstellar medium. The resulting estimates of the interstellar spectra can also be checked against observations of the effects that cosmic rays have on the chemistry of the interstellar medium and on the production of the diffuse galactic gamma-ray background. I review the present understanding of the local galactic cosmic-ray spectra, emphasizing the constraints set by observations and the uncertainties that remain.
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