Quiet time interplanetary cosmic ray anisotropies observed from Pioneer 10 and 11

Details Quiet time interplanetary cosmic ray anisotropies observed from Pioneer 10 and 11 Quiet time interplanetary cosmic ray anisotropies observed from Pioneer 10 and 11

Apr 1978

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978jgr....83.1633i&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 83, Apr. 1, 1978, p. 1633-1640.

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Cosmic Rays, Galactic Radiation, Interplanetary Space, Pioneer 10 Space Probe, Pioneer 11 Space Probe, Radiation Distribution, Angular Distribution, Anisotropy, Cerenkov Counters, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Solar Activity Effects

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Cerenkov counters on the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft, capable of detecting alpha particles and protons with energies up to 480 MeV, and nucleons and electrons with energies up to 6 MeV, have yielded data on cosmic ray anisotropies during periods of low solar activity. Observations from Pioneer 11 place east-west anisotropy at 0.41 plus or minus 0.11%, and the north-south anisotropy at near zero; Pioneer 10 results show east-west anisotropy to be approximately 0.59 plus or minus 0.18%, and the north-south component at 0.25 plus or minus 0.08%. It is noted that the Pioneer 10 observations were obtained at the 6 AU range, while those from Pioneer 11 originated closer to the sun (1.1 to 2.7 AU). Attention is given to the ratio of the perpendicular to parallel components of the diffusion coefficient, and to the large north-south anisotropy reported by Pioneer 10, an effect due possibly to gradient drift, and to an additional streaming independent of the magnetic field polarity.

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